Tag: venezuela
Belarus ruler Lukashenko says Russia lying over 'mercenaries'
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Russia of lying about a "mercenary" group arrested in Belarus...
'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president
By Linda Pressly
BBC News...
US Prosecutors Try to Seize Iranian Fuel Destined for Venezuela via Court – Report
World15:24 GMT 02.07.2020Iran has recently been helping Venezuela, another nation hit by US sanctions, by supplying it with fuel after the country's own...
Key Takeaways From John Bolton’s Book: From Trump’s Plea to China to ‘Cool’ Invasion of Venezuela
US18:30 GMT 22.06.2020(updated 18:40 GMT 22.06.2020)The hotly discussed memoir of former US national security advisor John Bolton is soon to take...
Iran’s Tankers Delivering Oil to Venezuela is ‘Biggest Display of Power’, IRGC Chief Says Amid US Threats
Earlier this month, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi signaled Tehran's readiness to continue its oil shipments to venezuela if Caracas needs more such...
US Mounts Behind-the-Scenes Global Campaign to Cut Venezuelan Oil Supplies
World09:02 GMT 30.05.2020(updated 09:04 GMT 30.05.2020)venezuela has relied on Iranian fuel supplies since the US cut off other trading partners with...
US Reportedly Seeking Criminal Charges Such as Drug Trafficking Against Wife of Venezuelan President
World09:11 GMT 28.05.2020In March 2020, the US State Department offered a series of rewards for information on five top officials in the government...
Iran-Venezuela Oil Trade Calls US’ Bluff, Exposes Failure of Sanctions Policy, Scholars Say
Iran has delivered the first batch of energy supplies to venezuela despite the US oil embargo imposed on both countries. Iranian experts have called...
Maduro Defends Iran & Venezuela’s Right to ‘Trade Freely’, Thanks Tehran for Help Amid US Sanctions
The first Iranian tanker carrying gasoline and the components to produce it from oil arrived in the Bolivarian Republic on 24 May, despite the...
Tehran Pledges ‘Decisive Response’ to Possible US Attempts to Intercept Iranian Tankers
On Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif slammed alleged plans by the US Navy to intercept Iranian tankers as "illegal, dangerous, and provocative" acts,...
Iran Lodges Protest Against Alleged US Plans to Intercept Venezuela-Bound Tankers With Swiss Envoy
World15:48 GMT 17.05.2020(updated 16:53 GMT 17.05.2020)A group of five Iranian tankers was previously spotted sailing through the Mediterranean Sea into the...
Iran Reportedly Sends Five Tankers to Venezuela Amid US Economic Blockade
World11:30 GMT 15.05.2020venezuela is suffering from an acute economic crisis that has been exacerbated by economic sanctions imposed against the country by the...
Number of Suspects Detained in Botched Mercenary Invasion of Venezuela Tops 40
Latin America19:01 GMT 12.05.2020(updated 19:17 GMT 12.05.2020)Venezuelan security forces and fishermen doubling as Bolivarian militia arrested several dozen mercenaries in the...
Venezuela: Trump denies role in bungled incursion
President Donald Trump has rebuffed suggestions the US was behind what appears to have been a...
Never Cease to Fail? Private Military Company Behind Botched Venezuela Raid Suspected of Plagiarism
US11:50 GMT 08.05.2020Company head Jordan Goudreau has acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after two of his...
Venezuelan-US Dialogue Suspended After Invasion Attempt – Maduro
Latin America23:48 GMT 07.05.2020(updated 00:38 GMT 08.05.2020)On 3 May, Venezuelan Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said an invasion of "Colombian militants" had...
