The Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Centre in New York, where Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro was brought hours after the US military seized him and his wife. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US will use an oil quarantine to get what it wants from Venezuela’s new leaders following the capture of Maduro. Rubio told CBS News that Venezuela must sever ties to Iran and Hezbollah, stop drug trafficking and ensure that Venezuela’s oil industry doesn’t benefit adversaries of the US. Donald Trump shared a photo of captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. - Reuters[ Protesters ‘horrified’ by US actions to overthrow Venezuelan president Nicolás MaduroOpens in new window ]

Source: The Irish Times January 04, 2026 12:56 UTC