Origin: U.S. captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
On January 3, 2026, U.S. forces carried out a pre-dawn operation in Caracas that captured Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro (and his wife, Cilia Flores). That seizure was the immediate trigger that led to U.S. control over Venezuelan oil shipments, tanker seizures, and subsequent U.S.–Venezuela oil negotiations…
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