US Sanctions: No Evidence Against Zapatero Over Venezuela Ties
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Summary
The United States has not imposed any sanctions on former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero. Current OFAC listings and recent news coverage of US sanctions against Venezuelan officials contain no reference to Zapatero, indicating the claim is false.
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- Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal? | Reuters
The U.S. captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, culminating a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald Trump's administration that drew condemnation from some international leaders.
- Venezuela-Related Sanctions | Office of Foreign Assets Control
Venezuela General License 57 - Authorizing Financial Services Transactions Involving Certain Venezuelan Banks and Government of Venezuela Individuals (April 14, 2026) ... OFAC releases press charts related to illicit activity in Venezuela. ... The Venezuela-related Sanctions program represents ...
- Sanctions Programs and Country Information | Office of Foreign Assets Control
The sanctions can be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and trade restrictions to accomplish foreign policy and national security goals.
- Publication of Venezuela-related Frequently Asked Question | Office of Foreign Assets Control
Sanctions Programs and Country Information · Recent Actions · OFAC License Application Page · Additional OFAC Resources · Frequently Asked Questions · Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information · OFAC Reporting System · Selected General Licenses Issued by OFAC · Contact OFAC · Release Date · 03/31/2026 · Recent Actions Body · The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a new Venezuela-related Frequently Asked Question, FAQ 1247.
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Reviews the Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08), examined whether U.S. sanctions are being used strategically to advance clear foreign policy and national security objectives ...
- OFAC Sanctions List Search
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- Treasury Sanctions Global Illicit Drug Supply Chain Supporting the Sinaloa Cartel | U.S. Department of the Treasury
The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated or blocked person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. Non-U.S. persons are also prohibited from causing or conspiring to cause U.S. persons to wittingly or unwittingly violate U.S. sanctions, as well as engaging in conduct that evades U.S.
- The long tradition of U.S. interference in Venezuela : NPR
SUMMERS: This latest involvement in a Latin American country's government is part of a long tradition of U.S. interference, from economic sanctions to covert operations to overthrow governments in that region. To talk more about that history, I'm joined now by my colleague Gene Demby, the host of NPR's Code Switch.
- Maduro arrives in New York after capture in Venezuela
The U.S. seized oil tankers off the Venezuelan coast in the past month, ordered a blockade of all sanctioned tankers while working to prevent them from going in and leaving the country.
- Les Etats-Unis réinstaurent les sanctions pétrolières contre le Venezuela
La licence générale dite « GL44 », qui autorisait pour six mois les transactions liées au secteur du pétrole et du gaz vénézuéliens, expire jeudi et ne sera pas renouvelée, ont confirmé les autorités américaines. Les entreprises auront jusqu’au 31 mai pour se conformer à ces sanctions, ont-elles précisé.
- Venezuela : Washington lève ses sanctions contre la présidente par intérim Delcy Rodriguez
L’Ofac, qui dépend du ministère américain des Finances, lève d’ailleurs par étapes l’embargo mis en place en 2019 sur l’or noir du pays. Lundi, les États-Unis ont annoncé la reprise des opérations de leur ambassade au Venezuela, sept ans après sa fermeture. Les sanctions américaines impliquaient un gel des avoirs éventuellement dtenus par Mme Rodriguez aux États-Unis et interdisaient aux entreprises et citoyens américains de commercer avec elle.
- Sanctions contre le Venezuela — Wikipédia
Les sanctions contre le Venezuela sont des sanctions économiques contre le gouvernement de Nicolás Maduro mises en place essentiellement par les États-Unis, l'Union européenne, le Canada, le Royaume-Uni, la Suisse, le Panama et le Mexique. Sous le mandat de Nicolás Maduro, les sanctions américaines s’accroissent dès 2013, après sa victoire à l'élection présidentielle, qui n’est pas reconnue par l'opposition et les États-Unis.
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