The United States has intensified its pressure on Venezuela by imposing new sanctions targeting the country's oil industry and key figures within President Nicolas Maduro 's circle. On Thursday (December 11), the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on three of Maduro's nephews, known as the "narco-nephews," and several shipping companies involved in transporting Venezuelan oil. This move follows the seizure of an oil tanker, reportedly carrying millions of dollars' worth of oil, off the Venezuelan coast.

The sanctioned individuals include Franqui Flores , Carlos Flores , and Efrain Campo , who have been linked to drug trafficking activities in the U.S. These individuals have been denied access to any U.S. property or financial assets , and American citizens and compan

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