President Donald Trump said Thursday he believed Tehran wanted to make a deal to avoid military action, adding that the US "armada" near Iran was bigger than the one he dispatched to topple ...

The families of two men killed on a small boat targeted by the US military filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week.

If there was any question over whether Donald Trump was changing course and backing down in the face of public fury, that ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is bolstering its military presence in the Middle East amid tensions with Iran. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate.

Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October are suing the federal ...

The U.S. military said it seized a Venezuela-linked tanker on Tuesday in the Caribbean, marking the seventh such apprehension ...

Venezuela sprawls over terrain twice the size of California, with vast tracts of treacherous jungles, steep mountains and ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted a brief video that appeared to show part of the ship’s capture. The ...

Here are the basic questions about what happened on Jan. 3, the context you should know, and where things could go next, ...

Some of the biggest international oil trading houses, including Trafigura Group, will discuss with the U.S. Administration returning to oil trade with Venezuela, the global head of Trafigura’s oil ...

Chevron holds the advantage as the only major U.S. oil company currently operating in Venezuela, according to Wall Street analysts. But a long and expensive road lies ahead for U.S. oil majors to ...

Alain Sherter is a senior managing editor with CBS News. He covers business, economics, money and workplace issues for CBS MoneyWatch. The U.S. strike on Venezuela has renewed focus on the country's ...