US President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela will use revenues from its oil sales exclusively to purchase American-made products. He shared this update on his social media platform, Truth Social, citing a new agreement regarding Venezuelan crude oil exports. The report was covered by TRT World. According to statements from Washington, following the planned […]

A stark and controversial warning from Washington has intensified international scrutiny of Iran’s unfolding crisis, as senior US senator Lindsey Graham suggested that President Donald Trump could, if deemed necessary, order the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ostensibly to protect the Iranian people. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, 6 January (local […]

As part of preparations to ease long-standing sanctions on Venezuela’s crude oil in global markets, the United States has announced it will retain control over the sale of the South American nation’s sanctioned oil “indefinitely.” The White House confirmed the decision in an official statement on Wednesday. Officials indicated that in the initial phase, between […]

The Iranian judiciary has announced the execution of Ali Ardestani, a citizen convicted of operating as a deep-cover operative for Israel’s national intelligence agency, Mossad. The sentencing, carried out on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, was reported by the judiciary-linked Mizan News Agency, marking a significant escalation in Tehran’s domestic crackdown on perceived foreign assets. The […]

The geopolitical crisis in Venezuela has escalated into a direct verbal confrontation between Washington and Caracas following the dramatic extraction of Nicolás Maduro by United States forces. While US President Donald Trump has asserted that he is effectively “in charge” of the nation and its vast energy reserves, the newly installed Interim President, Delcy Rodríguez, […]

A volatile maritime confrontation is unfolding in the North Atlantic as United States forces close in on a tanker linked to Venezuelan oil interests. The vessel, formerly identified as the Bella 1 but recently rechristened the Marinera, has become the focal point of a geopolitical tug-of-war involving Washington, Moscow, and the recently destabilised administration in […]