The latest wave of sanctions targets oil traders and vessels that are helping prop up President Nicolás Maduro's regime, the Treasury Department said.

Two members of Venezuela’s Wayuu indigenous community in the area told NBC News that they witnessed an unexplained explosion on Dec. 18 that destroyed a hut that possibly was used for storage.

The following is a deep look at contemporary Venezuela, its history, its riches, its alliances and its delicate internal balance of power amid growing tensions with the US.

On Tuesday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren," Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Trump's support against Iran and its proxies. Netanyahu claimed Iran is "in cahoots" with Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and suggested they are sending weapons to the South American nation.

President Donald Trump said that the United States "knocked out" a "big facility" in Venezuela last week, in what appears to be a reference to a strike on a drug trafficking site in the country.

The accumulation of residual fuel inventories in Venezuela's onshore tanks is forcing state energy company PDVSA to resort to extreme solutions to avoid shutting down refining units, as a U.S. blockade stopping tankers that are under sanctions from entering and leaving the country cuts exports to a minimum,

Today’s U.S.–Venezuela tensions aren’t just about a single strike or a single policy decision, they’re the result of years of political decay, economic mismanagement, and a long-running

The crew of a Venezuela-bound oil tanker have put up a crude painting of a Russian flag on the side of its hull in an apparent attempt to avoid the US Coast Guard, according to multiple reports.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and firms from Iran and Venezuela. These sanctions target Iran's drone trade and ballistics program.