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Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
ByEdward Wong and Julian E. Barnes December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
ByNicholas Nehamas, Tyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Rappeport December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
ByEdward Wong and Nicholas Nehamas December 11, 2025December 13, 2025

The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.

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Rocket Attack on Iraqi Gas Field Cuts Power to Most of Kurdistan
ByErika Solomon November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

The strike is the latest in a string of attacks on energy infrastructure in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, which some regional authorities have privately blamed on Iran-affiliated militias.

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Iran Releases Tanker It Seized From the Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 19, 2025

The ship had lost contact with its managers while traveling near Iran on its way to Singapore last week. All 21 members of the crew are safe.

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Iran Releases Tanker It Seized From the Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 19, 2025

The ship had lost contact with its managers while traveling near Iran on its way to Singapore last week. All 21 members of the crew are safe.

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Fears Fuel Tanker Was Seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 15, 2025November 15, 2025

The ship, which was flying a Marshall Islands flag, was passing through the Strait of Hormuz when it lost contact with its managers.

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Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords
ByDeclan Walsh and Tariq Panja June 29, 2025June 29, 2025

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

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Summer Gas Prices at 4-Year Low as Israel and Iran Agree to Cease-Fire
ByEmmett Lindner June 26, 2025

A fragile cease-fire in the Middle East and an oil supply chain without significant disruptions have helped keep gas prices stable.

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