📰 NEWS | Chinese Supertankers Turn Back as US Moves Ahead to Extort Venezuelan Crude

With Washington stepping up its naval blockade, two Chinese-flagged supertankers turned back when headed to load Venezuelan crude.

Commodities traders Vitol and Trafigura have begun to move Venezuelan oil. Trump officials insist that the sales proceeds will be deposited in US accounts.

Read our report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/chinese-supertankers-turn-back-as-us-moves-ahead-to-extort-venezuelan-crude/

#OilIndustry #Sanctions #China #TrumpAdministration

📹 VIDEO | Trump–Rodríguez Oil Talks Test Venezuela’s Sovereignty

Venezuelanalysis founder and contributing editor Gregory Wilpert joined Sharmini Peries on theAnalysis.News to discuss US claims over the Venezuelan oil industry and the broader context of the struggle for sovereignty.

Follow the link to watch: https://venezuelanalysis.com/video/trump-rodriguez-oil-talks-test-venezuelas-sovereignty/

#OilIndustry #Venezuela #NationalSovereignty #History

📰 NEWS | Acting President Rodríguez Announces Oil Reform as US Reports Venezuelan Crude Sales

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez proposed a reform of Venezuela's oil legislation to offer more advantages for private corporations.

At the same time, the US announces its first sale of Venezuelan crude, with proceeds deposited in US-run bank accounts in Qatar. A foreign currency injection in Venezuelan private banks is expected soon.

Read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/acting-president-rodriguez-announces-oil-reform-as-us-reports-venezuelan-crude-sales/

#Venezuela #DelcyRodriguez #Qatar #Forex

🖊STATEMENT | International Academic Statement Against US Bombing of Venezuela and Kidnapping of President Maduro

Over 400 researchers and scholars penned a statement condemning the Trump administration's January 3 attacks against Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

Follow the link to read the statement: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/international-academic-statement-against-us-bombing-of-venezuela-and-kidnapping-of-president-maduro/

#Academia #NicolasMaduro #Scholars #Solidarity

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Touts US ‘Energy Cooperation,’ Diplomacy in Address to the Nation

Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez defended diplomacy and "energy cooperation" with the United States in the annual address before the National Assembly.

In recent days, Rodríguez held a phone call with US President Donald Trump and met CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Caracas.

Read our report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-touts-us-energy-cooperation-diplomacy-in-address-to-the-nation/

#DelcyRodríguez #CIA #Cooperation #Diplomacy

On January 3, the US launched a military attack against Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

The actions blatantly violated international law. But with Maduro and Flores now set to face charges on a very flimsy case, will Trump's judicial farce turn into a nightmare?

🖊OPINION | After the Bombs: Venezuelans Concerned About a Future of Coercion and Colonization

In her latest opinion piece, Jessica Dos Santos takes stock of Venezuelans’ concerns and local expert assessments pointing to a politically and economically difficult road ahead, with the country portrayed as being held hostage by the US, following what officials describe as “a new political moment.”

Read the full opinion piece here: https://shorturl.at/cfU4Z

#USmilitaryattack #USVenezuelaRelations

📸 IN IMAGES | CHAMBA: Venezuelan Resistance Through a Photographic Lens

The photographic project CHAMBA: Portraits of the Venezuelan People by Venezuelan photographer Rome Arrieche was inaugurated in New York City on January 10. The exhibit, hosted at The People’s Forum, focuses on the Venezuelan working class and documents forms of popular organization and resistance under US economic sanctions.

The project includes a book, a public exhibition, and printed works, with photographs taken across several regions of Venezuela. The exhibition will remain open to the public until February 13.

👉 Click here to explore the full gallery: https://shorturl.at/JFK6z

#Photography #Sanctions

📸 IN IMAGES | Venezuelan Gov’t Deploys Social Programs, Cultural Events in Areas Affected by US Strikes

The Venezuelan government has begun a series of cultural and social initiatives in communities impacted by the January 3 US bombings, including La Guaira and Ciudad Tiuna in Caracas. Officials reported damage to housing complexes and announced food distribution, healthcare, and psychological support services for affected families.

During a visit to Ciudad Tiuna, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez also detailed upcoming economic reforms. These include the creation of two sovereign wealth funds, one focused on social protection and another on infrastructure, as well as a proposed reform of the Hydrocarbon Law and additional legislative initiatives.

Click here to explore the full gallery 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/7IfRU

#Culture #DelcyRodríguez #USmilitaryattack

🖊OPINION | Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law

From January 3–5, leading US newspapers ran 223 articles mentioning Nicolás Maduro. Most described US actions using “capture” or “arrest,” while references to “abduction” or “kidnapping” appeared rarely and only in quoted statements.

On this opinion piece, Greg Shupak exposes the corporate media's work in trying to legitimize the Trump administration's kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/zyBC0

#MediaCoverage #NicolasMaduro #USmilitaryattack

📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Banks Receive 300M From US-Administered Crude Sales, Gov’t Officials Defend Oil Reform

Four Venezuelan private banks received US$300 million from an initial US-administered sale of Venezuelan crude, part of a broader US$500 million operation involving oil previously held in storage. The funds were partially injected into the foreign exchange market through bank auctions, with further allocations pending.

At the same time, Venezuela’s National Assembly has begun debating a reform of the Hydrocarbon Law. Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said the legislation seeks to adapt to current economic conditions and ensure that foreign investment is “protected and profitable,” including through Productive Participation Contracts introduced under the 2020 Anti-Blockade Law.

Read our full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/Zg3aF

#PDVSA #Sanctions #USVenezuelaRelations

🖊OPINION | Invasion and Constitution

In this opinion piece, distinguished writer Luis Britto García blasts US colonial pretenses, reviews constitutional provisions on sovereignty and hydrocarbons, and recounts events described as the April 2002 kidnapping of Venezuela’s head of state and the resulting civilian deaths.

Access the complete column here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/wfawJ

#Constitution #PDVSA #USVenezuelaRelations

🗓️ MILESTONE | January 23, 1958 is often remembered as the day Venezuela regained democracy. The reality is more complex.

A mass civic-military uprising, shaped by a broad political front and driven by workers, students, trade unions, and popular sectors, brought down a dictatorship and opened a moment of profound democratic expectation. That convergence made the rupture possible.

Yet within months, the horizon narrowed: an elite pact stabilized power, sidelined popular forces, reoriented the political order toward foreign interests, and launched widespread persecution against communists and leftist forces.

This carousel revisits January 23 not as a closed chapter, but as a living historical dispute between popular mobilization and elite accommodation, sovereignty and dependency, democracy from below and democracy administered from above.

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#vamilestone #venezuelanhistory #selfdetermination #sovereignty #popularmobilization

📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Healthcare Workers Demand Maduro’s Release as Rodríguez Defends ‘Fearless’ Diplomacy with the US

Venezuelan healthcare workers rallied at UN offices in Caracas on January 23, calling for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores after their January 3 detention by US forces. Demonstrators submitted a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights requesting condemnation of the action and their immediate release.

At the same time, diplomatic engagement between Caracas and Washington is moving forward. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed ongoing talks with US officials, and the White House announced a prospective visit by the Venezuelan leader.

Read our report 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/CzH4c

#NicolasMaduro #USmilitaryattack #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Progressive Activists, Officials Condemn Venezuela Attacks, Call for Joint Action Against Monroe Doctrine

On January 25, delegates from more than 20 countries gathered in Bogotá for the inaugural “Nuestra América” summit, convened by Progressive International. The meeting was convened in response to the January 3 US military operation in Venezuela, which included bombings in Caracas and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

The summit adopted the San Carlos Declaration, denouncing a revived Monroe Doctrine and calling for coordinated international solidarity to defend regional sovereignty and international law. Organizers also announced that a follow-up meeting will take place in Havana in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez launched the “Program for Democratic Coexistence and Peace” and reported the release of 626 detainees, with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights invited to accompany the process.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/bG1h2

#InternationalSolidarity #ProgressiveInternational #USVenezuelaRelations

🖊OPINION | ‘It Is Venezuela Today. It Will Be South Africa Tomorrow,’ NUMSA Trade Union Warns

Marching to the US consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest trade union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), protested against US aggression on Venezuela on January 24.

The union demanded the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, stating that “in defending Venezuela, we defend the sovereignty of all nations,” and warning that “no country is safe from America’s greedy appetite.” In the same context, NUMSA said that US tariffs and threats to South Africa’s participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) are contributing to job losses.

Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/yytW1

#InternationalSolidarity #SouthAfrica #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Creditors Hunger for 170B Debt Renegotiation

International creditors have signaled readiness to renegotiate Venezuela’s defaulted debt, estimated at up to $170 billion, following a sharp rise in bond trading and prices since early January. Bloomberg reports Venezuelan bonds are trading near 40 cents on the dollar, up from past lows.

Elias Ferrer Breda, financial analyst and director of Orinoco Research, told Venezuelanalysis that the growing creditor “enthusiasm” reflects expectations that a debt restructuring deal is closer, but warned that any agreement will hinge on US recognition of the Venezuelan government.

Should Washington extend formal recognition, this could also pave the way for Venezuela to access around $4.9 billion in IMF-issued special drawing rights that are currently blocked under US policy.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/CcJYQ

#ForeignDebt #Sanctions #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Rubio Defends US Military Operation, Praises Venezuela Oil Reform

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the January 3 US military operation in Venezuela during a Senate hearing, arguing it was not an act of war. He also confirmed that Washington is administering Venezuelan oil sales, with proceeds deposited in US-controlled accounts before partial release to Caracas.

On Tuesday, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela is using "unblocked funds" to import medical equipment from the US.

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#Sanctions #USmilitaryattack #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Caracas and Washington Agree to ‘Reopen’ Venezuelan Airspace, American Airlines to Resume Flights

Venezuela and the United States agreed to reopen Venezuelan commercial airspace following direct talks between Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and US officials, including President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The US Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the removal of Notices to Airmen that had restricted flights to Venezuela since November.

Following the announcement, American Airlines announced its intention to resume daily direct flights between the two countries, pending approval from US and Venezuelan authorities. Direct air links were suspended in 2019, the same year diplomatic relations between Washington and Caracas were severed.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/LLooQ

#Airlines #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Approves Pro-Business Oil Reform as Trump Issues New Sanctions Waiver

Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved and enacted a reform of the 2001 Hydrocarbon Law that lowers royalty and tax ceilings, grants the executive discretion to reduce fiscal burdens, and expands operational and sales control for private and minority partners. The law also allows foreign arbitration in disputes.

The vote was followed by a new US Treasury sanctions waiver, General License 46, authorizing US companies to purchase and market Venezuelan crude under US jurisdiction, with payments directed to US-controlled accounts. Additional licenses are required for investment or production.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/hlJ7q

#2026OilReform #PDVSA #Sanctions #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts US Chargé d’Affaires Dogu in Presidential Palace

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez hosted US Chargé d'Affaires Laura Dogu in Miraflores Palace on Monday.

The meeting capped a lightning-fast diplomatic rapprochement following the January 3 US strikes and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro.

Days earlier, Rodríguez announced plans for an "amnesty law" to promote peace and coexistence in the country.

Follow the link to read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-hosts-us-charge-daffaires-dogu-in-presidential-palace/

#Diplomacy #Amnesty #DelcyRodríguez #Imperialism