US Sending Marines and Amphibious Assault Ship to Middle East, Officials Say March 20, 2026 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jana Choukeir The U.S. military is deploying thousands of Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President Donald...
US Handing Over Seized Tanker to Venezuela, Officials Say January 29, 2026 By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart The United States is handing over to Venezuela a tanker that it seized this month, two U.S. officials told Reuters...
US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker and Another Tied to Venezuela January 7, 2026 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Marianna Parraga The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia’s flag, as part...
Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela December 17, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s...
US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says December 11, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Marianna Parraga The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a...