Tag Archives: Security

Trump gave India a temporary exemption from the embargo. which carried economic penalties for violations.

Russia has held a decades old gas supply monopoly. dating back to the end of World War II. in Europe.

Iran will stage large-scale naval drills in the Sea of Oman and Indian Ocean in the near future.

PDVSA and Maduro’s government could have a much harder time finding destinations for Venezuelan oil than first thought.

PDVSA uses naphtha from the US to thin its heavy crude so it can be shipped.

The European transactions channel for Iran will be called INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges).

The US has sanctioned Nicaragua’s Albanisa company. which exports and sells Venezuelan oil products.

Maduro and the Venezuelan people are resisting this coup attempt by the interventionist North American country.

The Kremlin has warned against negative repercussions should third countries intervene in Venezuela’s affairs.

Some energy industry officials are pressuring the Trump administration to hold off.