Cuba Granma: President Díaz-Canel press conference with the national and foreign press  (full transcript here) TeleSur: Cuba Takes Emergency Measures as U.S. Blockade Triggers Severe Fuel Crisis The Cuban Government enacted a series of emergency measures - announced on February 6 - as the country progressively runs short of fuel, following a nearly total U.S. … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 2.9.2026: Cuba Prepares for US Fuel Blockade and Invasion; Venezuela’s New Hydrocarbons Law

Cuba Peoples Dispatch (Manolo de los Santos): Trump’s ultimatum to Cuba: No fuel until Surrender On January 29, 2026, the Trump administration transformed a long-standing campaign of pressure into a blunt instrument of suffocation. With an executive order, it weaponized the US tariff system against any nation, including countries like Mexico, that dares to sell … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 2.2.2026, #590: Washington Focuses on Destroying the Cuban Revolution; International Campaign to Free President Maduro

Vijay Prashad on those claiming Venezuela leadership made a deal with the USEvery single Western corporate newspaper has now run a story on how the Venezuelan leadership made a deal with US hyper-imperialism to hand over President Nicolás Maduro and Cillia Flores. These stories have the following points in common: 1. No names sources. All … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 1.28.2026: Countering the US and Corporate Media Fake News about Venezuela

The Grayzone (Max Blumenthal): Behind the DOJ’s politicized indictment of Maduro: a CIA-created ‘network’ and coerced star witness The Department of Justice indictment of Venezuela’s kidnapped leader, Nicolas Maduro, is a political rant that relies heavily on coerced testimony from an unreliable witness. Despite DOJ edits, it could expose more Americans to the CIA’s own … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 1.12.2026: Venezuela Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Leads Mobilization of the Nation; US and World Labor Condemn the US Attack

Chris Gilbert: Report from Caracas: The US Kidnaps President Nicolás Maduro, but Venezuela Fights Back and Maintains Its Revolution The US bombed Venezuela from approximately 2:00 to 2:45 a.m. on January 3. At least seven sites in the greater Caracas area were affected, as well as locations elsewhere. Both military personnel and civilians were killed, … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 1.5.2026: Latest Updates on US Attack on the Bolivarian Revolution; Days of Anti-War Actions for Venezuela

Venezuela Ambassador to UN Samuel Moncada Speech to the United Nations Security Council Video of his speech at the UNSC emergency meeting condemning the US military blockade on Venezuela. The US used its veto power to block any action. Code Pink (Michelle Elner): Trump Might Not Invade Venezuela Yet, but What He Is Doing Is … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.29.2025: Venezuela Speech at UN Emergency Meeting; Washington’s Maritime Blockade of Venezuela; President Maduro Open Letter on US Aggression

UE News: No More Blood for Oil: UE Condemns Military Attacks on Venezuela Our government’s escalating attacks on Venezuela are unconstitutional, immoral, and a massive waste of resources. The idea that Venezuela represents a military threat to the U.S. is patently absurd; the use of the U.S. military to carry out lethal attacks on fishing … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.22.2025: US Steals a Second Oil Tanker; Mexico’s Sheinbaum Demands UN Action to Stop US Conduct; UE union Statement against US War Moves

Venezuelanalysis: Trump Administration Ramps Up Oil Sanctions, Targets Tankers The US Treasury levied new sanctions against the Venezuelan oil industry as the White House looks to strangle the nation’s most important revenue source. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blacklisted six shipping companies for allegedly transporting Venezuelan crude. The US Coast Guard led … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.15.2025: US Escalates Provocations against Venezuela; Daniel Ortega on US Wars and Drug Trafficking; Gary Webb on CIA and Cocaine

TeleSur: Venezuela Presents 2026 Budget and Defends Oil Sovereignty Against Imperialist Interference The budget proposal includes more than 5 trillion bolivars, of which 77.8% will be allocated to social investment. Prior to the Chavista era, this amounted to 40%. The 2026 US budget stands at 42%. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez stated, "Venezuela is showing the … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.08.2025: Venezuela Budget – 78% for Social Investment; US Poll on Opposition to Intervention; Cost of US Military Operation; Venezuelan tourism Increases

John Perry, Roger Harris: It's not only about Venezuela  The US military threats against Venezuela have a wider agenda. Their game plan is regime change, but not only in Venezuela. This is the objective – on a longer timescale in some cases – across several of the countries in the Caribbean Basin, aiming to cleanse … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.1.2025: US Threats against Venezuela also Target its Neighbors; How El Toque Damages Cuban Economy; 6.5 Million Venezuelans vote in Popular Consultation