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US oil blockade of Venezuela: what we know

US forces in the Caribbean -- where Donald Trump has deployed a massive flotilla of warships -- have been tasked by the ...
Trump said the armada would only grow until Venezuela returns oil, land and other assets he claims belong to the U.S.
Since September, the US military has significantly increased its presence in the Caribbean, deploying warships, marines and helicopters ...
Beyond oil interests, Vijay Prashad argues that the US escalation against Venezuela is about reestablishing its hegemony in the hemisphere.
Donald Trump designates Venezuela’s Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organisation, orders a blockade of oil tankers, and ...
China’s largest naval deployment in years is reshaping the strategic picture across East Asia, with more than 100 warships ...
Rust does not actually affect the fighting prowess of America’s ships—but it suggests a navy in decline, an image that China has promoted as it builds up its own fleet.
America needs to reinvest in building military hardware. The United States spends about 3.4 percent of its gross domestic product on defense, down from nearly 5 percent in 2010 and 9.4 percent in 1967 ...
Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...
The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), is the primary supplier of these new ...
Iran's IRGC navy launched a two-day drill in the Persian Gulf, issuing a direct warning to the U.S. amid regional tensions.
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