A passenger jet narrowly avoids a collision with a US military refueling aircraft near Venezuela’s coast.

The Venezuelan president denounces the United States for using allegations of drug trafficking as a pretext to seize his country’s natural resources, particularly oil.

The United States declares new sanctions on Venezuela, mounting added pressure on the energy-rich Latin American state.

The Venezuelan people and authorities condemn the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by the United States.

Iran condemns the US Navy’s attack on a commercial vessel carrying Venezuelan oil off the coast of the South American country as an “act of state piracy,” warning about the consequences of such coercive measures.

This episode explores the complexities surrounding the US actions towards Venezuela and, more specifically, the Trump administration's machinations for the sovereign and proud state of Venezuela.

Putin has expressed solidarity with Maduro and his government as the US is escalating aggression on Venezuela.