Overall Highlights

• Nicolás Maduro emphasizes peace and blessings for Venezuela during Christmas celebrations.
• The U.S. is intensifying military and economic pressure on Venezuela, focusing on oil exports.
• Opposition leader María Corina Machado is returning to Venezuela to escalate efforts against Maduro’s regime.
• Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are escalating, with potential military actions being discussed.
• The international community, including UN experts, is condemning U.S. actions as violations of international law.

Venezuelan Perspective (Venezuelan Sources)

• Maduro wishes a Merry Christmas and expresses hope for peace in Venezuela.
• Maduro blesses the nation during Christmas Eve, reinforcing his leadership narrative.
• The government portrays the U.S. sanctions and military actions as aggressions against Venezuelan sovereignty.

United States Perspective (United States Sources)

• The U.S. military is ordered to focus on blocking Venezuelan oil exports to exert economic pressure on Maduro’s regime.
• Trump has initiated a two-month ‘quarantine’ of Venezuelan oil to increase economic strain on the government.
• U.S. sources highlight the need for military readiness in response to Venezuelan actions and threats against U.S. interests.

Sources

This summary is based on 20 articles from the following sources:

1. [es-VE] Nicolás Maduro desea feliz Navidad y dice que la paz será el destino de Venezuela - ABC (12/25/2025)
2. [es-VE] Presidente Maduro bendice a Venezuela en Nochebuena - Radio Miraflores (12/25/2025)
3. [es-VE] Venezuela-Estados Unidos HOY, EN VIVO: últimas noticias del conflicto entre Maduro y Trump, este miércoles 24 de diciembre - Clarin.com (12/24/2025)
4. [es-VE] Casa Blanca pide a sus fuerzas concentrarse en sanciones a Venezuela - El Soberano (12/24/2025)
5. [es-VE] María Corina anunció su regreso a Venezuela para una “fase definitiva” contra Maduro y denunció amenazas contra presos políticos | El Colombiano - El Colombiano (12/24/2025)
6. [es-VE] EE.UU. asegura que impondrá sanciones “al máximo” sobre Venezuela: éstas son las que ya aplicó - CNN en Español (12/24/2025)
7. [es-VE] Casa Blanca ordena a sus fuerzas concentrarse en sanciones a Venezuela - La Jornada (12/24/2025)
8. [es-VE] María Corina Machado confirmó su regreso a Venezuela y anunció la “fase definitiva” contra el régimen de Nicolás Maduro - Infobae (12/24/2025)
9. [es-VE] Estados Unidos-Venezuela: ¿podría la interceptación de petroleros perturbar el suministro en 2026? - Le Grand Continent (12/24/2025)
10. [es-VE] Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU debate tensiones entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela - Efecto Cocuyo (12/24/2025)
11. [en-US] US Military Focuses on Blocking Venezuelan Oil Exports Amid Rising Tensions - Букви (12/25/2025)
12. [en-US] White House orders military to focus on ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil - Reuters (12/25/2025)
13. [en-US] U.S. moves special forces near Venezuela - 동아일보 (12/25/2025)
14. [en-US] Cabello Warns Trinidad Against Allowing US Attacks on Venezuela: “We Will Respond” - Orinoco Tribune (12/25/2025)
15. [en-US] Actions targeting Venezuela an open violation of United Nations Charter - China Daily (12/24/2025)
16. [en-US] UN experts condemn US blockade of Venezuela - Press TV (12/24/2025)
17. [en-US] White House Orders Military To Focus On Exerting ‘Economic Pressure’ On Venezuelan Regime By Seizing Sanctioned Tankers - Latin Times (12/24/2025)
18. [en-US] US military to focus on quarantine of Venezuelan oil to inflict ‘economic calamity’ on Maduro regime - livemint.com (12/24/2025)
19. [en-US] Trump orders two-month ‘quarantine’ of Venezuelan oil - Washington Examiner (12/24/2025)
20. [en-US] White House orders military to focus on ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil - AnewZ (12/24/2025)