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U.S. South Command: This morning, U.S. military forces, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident. The apprehension of another tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean demonstrates our resolve to ensure that the only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully. As the joint force operates in the Western Hemisphere, we reaffirm that the security of the American people is paramount, demonstrating our commitment to safety and stability.

Relatives of political prisoners protest in Caracas, demanding their full release. They are asking for information on more than 200 detainees whose whereabouts are unknown.

A US cargo aircraft landed in Maiquetia today carrying cargo for the US embassy in Caracas as it prepares to reopen

Lavrov: Washington har uppenbart ingripit i Venezuela och hotar andra länder i Latinamerika.

Diosdado Cabello säger att extremisterna "är glada" efter USA:s bombangrepp: "Det enda som inte gick bra för dem är att revolutionen fortfarande har makten."

U.S. Confirms It Will Seize and Sell Majority of Venezuelan Oil Exports, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says

Kremlin says Putin has no plans to contact Venezuela's Rodriguez in the near future

Tens of thousands in Havana rallied against the U.S., mourning 32 Cuban officers killed in a Venezuela raid and demanding Maduro’s release

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez says revenues being generated from oil sales must be channeled through country's central bank

Fyrtiosju venezuelanska soldater dödades under den amerikanska attacken mot Caracas och tillfångatagandet av president Maduro tidigare denna månad, sade Venezuelas försvarsminister Vladimir Padrino på fredagen och noterade att nio av dessa var kvinnor.

Diosdado Cabello: "We won't rest for a single moment until we have Maduro back in Venezuela." "We won't rest for a single moment until we have our president, Maduro, back in Venezuela," he said.

@MariaCorinaYA om USA:s beslut att behålla Maduros löjtnanter på plats: "Det här handlar om kartellen och rättvisa. Det här handlar om en kriminell struktur som är regimen och det venezuelanska folkets mandat. Jag är bara en medlem i en enorm rörelse av miljontals venezuelaner som har beslutat och är fast beslutna att vara fria. Och jag tvivlar inte på att @POTUS, hans administration och det amerikanska folket stöder demokrati, rättvisa och det venezuelanska folkets mandat. Jag tvivlar absolut inte."

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas, the highest-ranking US official to visit since the U.S. kidnapped Maduro. Source: NYT

Berlin confirms the release of three Germans detained in Venezuela: "It's a step in the right direction"

Delcy Rodríguez: "If I ever had to go to Washington, I would go standing and walking, not crawling."

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado presented Trump with the Nobel Peace Medal

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday her government was "not afraid" of diplomatic confrontation with the United States, which ousted her predecessor Nicolas Maduro in a January 3 military strike. "We know they are very powerful, we know they are a lethal nuclear power... We are not afraid to confront them diplomatically, through political dialogue," said Rodriguez -- a Maduro ally who US President Donald Trump has agreed to work with provided she toes Washington's line.

María Corina will speak to the press after a meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol

USA har beslagtagit ytterligare en oljetanker med koppling till Venezuela. Genom Operation Southern Spear, i samarbete med den amerikanska kustbevakningen (USCG), genom Department of Homeland Security (DHSgov) och Department of Justice (TheJusticeDept), lämnade marinsoldater och sjömän från Joint Task Force Southern Spear, till stöd för Department of Homeland Security, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) och kvarhöll tankern Veronica utan incidenter. Veronica är den senaste tankern som opererar trots den karantän som president Trump infört för sanktionerade fartyg i Karibien, vilket återigen visar effektiviteten i den amerikanska kustbevakningens ansträngningar att bekämpa olaglig verksamhet på västra halvklotet.

The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil & energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, sources tell, setting up a potential boon for security firms with experience in region & ties to POTUS

Trump meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tomorrow at 12:30pm

Trump tells Reuters' @steveholland1 he expects to go to Venezuela and also to welcome @delcyrodriguezv, the interim president of Venezuela, to Washington: "I think she's (Delcy) going to come, you know, eventually she's going to. not quite yet, but eventually she'll come and I'll go to their country too."

Donald Trump says he had a "long conversation" with Delcy Rodríguez

Trump: "Och en annan information som jag tycker är väldigt viktig är att läckaren har hittats och sitter i fängelse just nu, och det är läckaren om Venezuela. En väldigt dålig läckare. Så det kan finnas några andra, och vi kommer att meddela er om det. Vi är dem hett på spåren. Men läckaren har hittats, och läckaren sitter i fängelse, och kommer förmodligen att sitta i fängelse länge. Låt oss se vad som händer."

Venezuela says it is still working to identify some of the victims of the US bombing raid in which leader Nicolas Maduro was captured ten days ago

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said authorities have seized over 7 tons of illicit drugs so far in 2026

The U.S. has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade, per @Reuters, as Washington consolidates control of oil shipments in and out of the South American country

Minst 20 % av Rysslands skuggtankerflotta har stoppats, och Ryssland försöker kompensera för förlusterna med nya fartyg, sa Zelenskyj.

Kuba kommer på torsdag att repatriera kropparna av de 32 soldater som dog i Venezuela.

Alejandro González, Rocío's husband, has just been released, along with 20 other political prisoners from Rodeo 1.