maximum pressure

The May 27th deadline is fast approaching for Western oil companies to halt operations in Venezuela.

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro signed a strategic partnership treaty with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, May 7th, strengthening ties between the two nations as the United States prepares to reimpose its "maximum pressure" policy on Venezuela. "Thanks to this treaty, we'll see how relations flourish between a great Russia, a key power among humanity today, and Venezuela in […]

President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’ Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s  ‘Ghost […]

During a panel discussion on U.S. Policy for Venezuela hosted by Florida International University (FIU) on Tuesday, Western Hemisphere political and economic experts concluded that U.S. “Maximum Pressure” sanctions against the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela have not worked. The panel, which included Human rights advocate Feliciano Reyna, energy expert Francisco J. Monaldi, and Andes […]