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A Times investigation into the whereabouts of top Syrian officials who fled after the regime’s fall shows many remain free — shielded by wealth and accommodating host nations.
After the Assad Regime’s Fall, His Enforcers Are Lying Low and Living Large Read More »
U.S. forces had boarded a different tanker on Saturday. The actions signaled a crackdown on such vessels.
U.S. Coast Guard Is Chasing an Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela Read More »
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said a vessel had been “apprehended.” It was the second action this month against a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.
U.S. Coast Guard Boards Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil Read More »
The scope of President Trump’s blockade against ships carrying oil from Venezuela was not clear on Wednesday.
Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil Read More »
Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.
Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba Read More »
The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.
What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela Read More »
The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.
A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling Read More »
Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities.
What Does the Oil Tanker Seizure Mean for Venezuela’s Economy? Read More »
Through layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say.
How Stablecoins Can Help Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions Read More »
