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Venezuela's interim president: Our country is experiencing very delicate political moments regarding its political stability.

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello says at least 100 people were killed in the U.S. attacks, calling it a "barbaric and treacherous" assault

US Energy Secretary: All of Venezuela's oil revenues are under US control

G7 ministers reaffirm support for Ukraine peace talks in call with Rubio. State Dept says Rubio and allies discussed 'ongoing negotiations' to end russia’s war alongside Venezuela transition

An official statement from the U.S. Department of Energy dated January 7, 2026, announces plans to improve Venezuela's deteriorating electrical grid as part of an energy agreement to boost oil production and improve the quality of life.

The U.S. government assesses that about 75 people were killed during the military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Officials said the fatalities include Venezuelan and Cuban security forces as well as civilians caught in the fray

Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA, confirmed it is in talks with the United States to sell Venezuelan crude

White House: US is rolling back sanctions on Venezuelan oil

Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a three-phase plan for Venezuela before the U.S. Congress following the capture of Maduro: Stabilization: preventing chaos and controlling key resources such as oil. Recovery: reintegrating Venezuela into global markets and promoting political reconciliation, with amnesties and the release of prisoners. Transition: consolidating internal political change toward a new direction. Rubio stated that the first stage is crucial to preventing social and institutional disorder in the country.

The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed it supported a US operation to seize the oil tanker Bella 1 (also known as Marinera). British forces provided planned support at the US's request, including basing, assistance from RFA Tideforce, and RAF surveillance in the North Atlantic

CNN, citing sources: Trump has told allies and senior officials of his desire to keep Iran, Russia, and China out of the Western Hemisphere

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "Only legitimate and legal energy trade, as determined by the U.S., will be permitted."

The Russian Ministry of Transport accusing U.S. in violation of international maritime laws: US Navy forces boarded the Mariner on January 7 at approximately 3:00 PM Moscow time in the open sea outside the territorial waters of any state. Contact with the vessel was lost.

South Command: In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident. The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition. Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of War is unwavering in its mission to crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere. We will defend our Homeland and restore security and strength across the Americas

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world

U.S. European Command: The @TheJusticeDept & @DHSgov, in coordination with the @DeptofWar today announced the seizure ofthe M/V Bella 1 for violations of U.S. sanctions. The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro

MARINERA (9230880) is now facing east-by-southeast towards northern Scotland/Shetland

U.S. forces boarded sanctioned oil tanker between Iceland and the British isles before Russian warships and a submarine could arrive, officials say. The tanker was previously called Bella 1, but had reflagged to become a Russian vessel

Multiple U-28A “Draco” Special Operations Aircraft with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have departed from Wick John O'Groats Airport in Northern Scotland and are heading northwest towards Iceland, expected to pass almost directly over where operations are currently ongoing to seize the Russian-flagged Iranian-linked oil tanker, Marinera

Another interception underway, this one in Latin American water

The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic. The seizure, which could stoke tensions with Russia, came after the tanker, originally known as the Bella-1, slipped through a U.S. maritime "blockade" of sanctioned tankers and rebuffed U.S. Coast Guard efforts to board it

Military forces are attempting to board the Russian-flagged tanker 'Marinera', a source tells Russian State News Agency RT

China strongly condemned the US for redirecting Venezuelan oil exports to Washington and away from Beijing, after President Trump unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil stuck in the country under a US blockade

At least 5 sanctioned tankers involved in Venezuelan oil exports are now declaring themselves Russian, per the NYT. The Russian Navy is reportedly sending ships to escort one, currently being pursued by U.S. forces in the North Atlantic

Colombia's foreign minister on Tuesday said the country's military must defend the country's territory and sovereignty in the event of a hypothetical U.S. invasion

The New York Times, citing US officials: Washington is pressuring Venezuela to expel advisors from China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran.

Russia sends submarine to escort oil tanker that the US tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela, according to The Wall Street Journal

President Donald J. Trump announces Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America

Brazil calls the capture of Maduro at the OAS meeting a "kidnapping".

Delcy Rodríguez, after Trump's threats: "Personally, to those who threaten me, I say: my destiny is decided only by God. That is my response."