How America First foreign policy and the 2025 National Security Strategy explain U.S. actions toward Venezuela, migration, energy security, and regional power.

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his US counterpart Donald Trump had revealed his true motives toward the South American country with his claim that that it had stolen US “oil,

Speaking at her morning press conference, Sheinbaum also called on the United Nations to assume its "role" and prevent bloodshed in Venezuela.

Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media report "absurd and false." Cuba vice foreign minister Josefina Vidal told the Associated Press on Monday that those alleged discussions,

It is clear that the current status quo with the Venezuelan regime is intolerable for the United States,’ says secretary of state - Anadolu Ajansı

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday told reporters that the United States is not concerned ​about an escalation with Russia when it comes to Venezuela, ‌as President Donald Trump's administration's builds up military forces in the Caribbean.

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on family members and associates of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, as Washington ratchets up pressure on the Venezuelan president.