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Venezuela's 'Cartel of the Suns' and why the US wants it on the terror list

Venezuela's 'Cartel of the Suns' and why the US wants it on the terror list

Update: 2025-11-19
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The Trump administration is moving to label Venezuela’s so-called “Cartel of the Suns” as a foreign terrorist organization — placing a murky network of military and political elites on the same list as ISIS and al-Qaeda. Experts say the label doesn’t fit, and wouldn’t create a legal basis for military action against Venezuela. The World’s Tibisay Zea explains.

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Venezuela's 'Cartel of the Suns' and why the US wants it on the terror list

Venezuela's 'Cartel of the Suns' and why the US wants it on the terror list

Tibisay Zea