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Oil Markets Brace for Supply Squeeze After U.S. Captures Nicolás Maduro

Barchart·01/03/2026 08:42:03
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The geopolitical landscape of the Western Hemisphere shifted violently Saturday morning. In a nighttime operation that mirrors the 1989 capture of Manuel Noriega, U.S. special operations forces—reportedly including the Army’s Delta Force—struck Caracas and seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. President Donald Trump confirmed the capture on social media, describing it as a "large-scale strike" conducted alongside law enforcement.  Maduro is currently being flown to the United States…