The United States has announced new measures targeting countries and their oil companies involved with Venezuela's Maduro regime. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, these actions come as a response to the Venezuelan government's continued "stealing elections, pillaging from its people, and colluding with our enemies." The U.S. government will impose tariffs on nations that permit their companies to engage in oil production, extraction, or exportation from Venezuela.
Rubio emphasized that any third-country companies found operating in conjunction with the Maduro regime would also face sanctions. This announcement is part of President Trump's latest Executive Order aimed at curbing international cooperation with the Venezuelan government under Nicolás Maduro.