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Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions
WASHINGTON, July 13 — A familiar shadow falls again across one of the world’s most critical waterways. Iran…
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Khamenei’s 35-year reign shapes Iran’s nuclear and regional power
TEHRAN, July 13 — Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989, remains the final authority over the Islamic…
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International Law and Legality of Strikes on Russian Soil by Ukraine
THE HAGUE, July 13 — The legal basis for Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil depots and military infrastructure…
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Venezuela Court Bars Opposition Leader Machado From Office For 15 Years
CARACAS, July 13 — María Corina Machado won the Venezuelan opposition’s October 2023 primary with 93% of the…
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Nicolas Maduro: The Venezuelan President Facing Renewed US Pressure
CARACAS, July 13 — The calculus for Nicolas Maduro has always been survival through strategic endurance. Now in…
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Trump Sanctions, Recognition, and Negotiation Scenarios Unfold
CARACAS, July 13 — The figure that matters is a new authority granted to the Secretary of State,…
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U.S. Streamlines Venezuela Policy with New Decision-Making Powers
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The Secretary of State now holds sole decision-making power over Venezuela policy, bypassing the…
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Rubio, Maduro, and Venezuela Opposition Face Key Showdown
WASHINGTON, July 13 — Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State appointed on January 20, 2025, has spent…
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International Law and Ukraine’s Right to Strike Russian Territory
THE HAGUE, July 13 — The legal justification for Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil depots and energy facilities…
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Guaidó exits presidency after three-year interim leadership
CARACAS, July 13 — Juan Guaidó’s political arc is a study in rapid ascent and grinding decline. The…
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Blinken gains unprecedented authority over Venezuela policy
WASHINGTON, July 13 — On a humid evening in the capital, the diplomatic machinery that has shaped American…
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Data and Figures: The Human and Economic Toll of Venezuela’s Crisis
CARACAS, July 13 — The humanitarian catastrophe in Venezuela shows no signs of abating, with the latest data…
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Venezuela’s power concentration rooted in decades of political turmoil
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The number that defines U.S.-Venezuela policy right now is zero: zero set date for…
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US Interagency Process for Venezuela Policy Before March 2025
WASHINGTON — The National Security Council’s role as the coordinating hub for Venezuela policy was changed before March…
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Venezuela Presidential Crisis Continues Amid Failed Regime Change Efforts
CARACAS, July 13 — Against this backdrop of a prolonged political standoff, the Venezuelan presidential crisis continues to…
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History of US Sanctions on Venezuela: From 2017 to the Present
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The technical reality of the US sanctions regime on Venezuela is that it has…
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US Secretary of State gets new Venezuela policy powers
WASHINGTON — The State Department now holds unprecedented authority over United States policy toward Venezuela, a consolidation of…
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Juan Guaidó’s political influence dramatically declines in Venezuela
CARACAS, July 13 — On a sweltering afternoon in the coastal city of La Guaira, the man who…
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Trump Executive Order on Venezuela Now Fully In Effect, Rubio Faces Reporting Deadline
WASHINGTON, July 13 — A new executive order signed in March is now fully in effect, setting in…
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Boris Pistorius: Germany’s Defense Minister Defies Political Shake-Up
BERLIN, July 12 — Boris Pistorius, Germany’s Federal Minister of Defense, continues to steer the Bundeswehr through its…
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Italian Intelligence Uncovers Russian Spy Ring in ‘Operation Ghost
ROME, July 12 — The shift is quiet but unmistakable. For years, European intelligence agencies have warned about…
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Qasem Soleimani’s 2020 U.S. killing sparks 2025 revenge list
TEHRAN — For the families of those lost in the January 2020 drone strike that killed Iranian General…
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State Department’s New Venezuela Authority Reshapes US Sanctions Policy
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The United States has altered its sanctions policy on Venezuela, granting Secretary of State…
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US Sanctions on Venezuela: 2017 to 2025 Power Shift
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The figure that matters: $7 billion. That is the value of Venezuelan state oil…
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