The Venezuelan government categorically denounces the United States’ “theft and hijacking” of a second oil tanker off the country’s coast, vowing to pursue legal avenues against Washington, including filing a complaint with the UN.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT on December 19, 2025.

Political commentator Greg Simons says the sudden early retirement of the US admiral Alvin Holsey removes the obstacles for the US warmongering.

The Colombian president invites his American counterpart to witness the demolition of cocaine laboratories in his country.

The White House supports War Secretary Hegseth’s ordering US forces to “kill everybody” on board a boat in the Caribbean, and authorizing a second lethal strike on the same vessel.

Iran strongly condemns the US military escalation in the Caribbean and its bullying approach against Venezuela, warning against Israeli influence in the region.

Kevin Barrett, an editor at the Veterans Today news website, believes the United States’ so-called war on drug cartels in the Caribbean is merely a pretext for seizing control of Venezuela’s oil supplies.