America Isn’t Attacking Venezuela Because of Drugs — It’s Because of Oil?

America Isn’t Attacking Venezuela Because of Drugs — It’s Because of Oil?

Key Points and Summary – In late November 2025, President Trump abruptly declared Venezuelan airspace “closed,” alarming Caracas and U.S. allies amid a growing American military and covert presence in the Caribbean. Officially, the move is framed around narco-trafficking, pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s illegitimate regime, and stemming migrant flows. -Yet Venezuela’s vast underused oil reserves […] The post America Isn’t Attacking Venezuela Becaus…

‘Get out, thief. Your mask has fallen’: Maduro denounces US for targeting Venezuela’s oil

The Venezuelan president denounces the United States for using allegations of drug trafficking as a pretext to seize his country’s natural resources, particularly oil.

Maduro Accuses Washington of Using Drug Claims to Plunder Venezuela’s Oil

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sharply condemned the United States, accusing it of exploiting drug trafficking allegations as a cover to seize Venezuela’s natural wealth, particularly its vast oil reserves.

US-Venezuela tensions: What’s the effect on Venezuela’s economy and what investors need to prepare for

In Venezuela, money does not enter the economy as a steady stream. Instead, it arrives in bursts, timed to crude cargoes leaving port. That is why a single ship seizure can feel like a national budget event. This week, the US made the shipping lane the front line again, and it put a hard spotlight on an old truth. Venezuela’s economy still runs on oil cash, and oil cash still depends on whether a tanker can move. The recent US – Venezuela tensio…