Nicolás Maduro

Seven months after Trump intervention, US senators seek Venezuela elections

"The people of Venezuela deserve free, fair, and transparent elections, and it is vital to the national security interests of the United States that those elections occur expeditiously," Cruz said.

A supporter of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela wears a Venezuelan flag during a rally marking the two-year anniversary of presidential elections, which authorities said Nicolas Maduro won, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 28, 2026.
People walk down a street as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.

Cuba suffers islandwide power grid collapse as US oil blockade deepens energy crisis

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Cuban spy one of US's biggest intelligence failures, Rubio says, accuses Cuba of funding protesters

Exterior view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Venezuela formally exits ICC amid accusations of political bias


End of uncertainty: Why Tehran now takes Trump’s warnings seriously - analysis

For years, Iran's security establishment seemed to dismiss Trump’s tough rhetoric as TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out. 

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

US weighing intervention in Iran, indications received by ‘Post’ show

Israel also checking if removal of Maduro will make action against Iran regime possible.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the currency's value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

Iranian officials fear Israel, US could target Iran after Venezuela operation

After Washington seized Venezuela’s president, Iranian sources warn fears are growing that Iran could be next in Trump’s aggressive foreign policy.

The Iranian national flag flies atop a pole at Bam-e Tehran in Tehran, Iran on October 24, 2025.

Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism after US capture

Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, captured in a US military raid, faces criminal charges in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have targeted him for years.

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Manhattan United States Courthouse for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering.

'Trump is a man of action,' US warns Iranian regime in Farsi-language message

A US State Department post warns Iran as protests continue, with reports of dozens killed, hundreds arrested, and Trump threatening similar action to capturing Venezuela's President Maduro.

The State Department's Farsi account issues a warning that you should not "play games with President Trump," January 4, 2026.

Trump says military action against Colombia 'sounds good' after Maduro capture

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters.

US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

Venezuela – moral satisfaction, legal danger: When justice is done outside the law - opinion

On the international stage, observers are pleased, even relieved, by the possibility that a criminal regime is paying a price. Yet for that reason, we must pause and confront the legal question.

Opponents of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demonstrate in Doral, Florida, on January 4, 2026.

Venezuela’s energy, mining sectors in focus after Maduro capture - explainer

Despite holding the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s oil and mining output remains far below capacity after years of mismanagement, underinvestment and sanctions under Maduro.

 Ender Moreno looks for gold at La Culebra gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on March 1, 2017.

Maduro's rival in Venezuelan elections demands presidency, 'freedom to all political prisoners'

Former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Sunday that the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro was "an important step, but not enough."

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez embrace as they address supporters after election results awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela July 30, 2024.

Listen to locals: Silence on Iran, Venezuela risks worse regimes after protests subside - editorial

Maduro’s arrest and Iran’s protests offer hope, but celebrating too early risks dangerous power vacuums.

A woman waves an Iranian flag during a rally denouncing Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2025.