Maduro’s inauguration seals an election outcome that opposition politicians and the US government say was stolen.

Without Damascus, the crucial Iran-Syria-Caracas transport corridor, Maduro’s leverage with Iran is diminished. And Iran, weakened by its war with Israel and in retreat to reassess military priorities, is unlikely to provide military cover for Venezuela.

As Nicolás Maduro is inaugurated for a controversial third term, Bolton urges the incoming administration to isolate the strongman on the world stage.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced the detention of three Ukrainians days before his inauguration, calling them "mercenaries" and accusing them of plotting a terrorist attack, Spanish news agency EFE reported on Jan.

The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released from detention Thursday, his NGO said, after nine days in custody following a crackdown on critics of President Nicolas Maduro.

Nicolas Maduro’s grip on Venezuela continues to be a crisis not only for his people but for the entire Western Hemisphere.

Edmundo González Urrutia is trying to bolster international support before Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro is sworn in Friday.

But Trump has voiced an interest in deporting Venezuelan migrants who have entered the United States illegally, and to do so could possibly require him to cut deals with Maduro. Maduro also has several Americans in his custody that he seems poised to use as a bargaining chip.

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio has been extremely critical of the Biden administration's approach to the Venezuelan regime

Venezuela attorney general Tarek Saab said on Monday his office has requested an arrest warrant and Interpol red notice against opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez, who spent years in detention in Venezuela and has lived in Spain since 2020.

A more aggressive approach to Russian sanctions could involve stricter enforcement of secondary measures, targeting European shipping firms and Asian buyers, including major players in China and India