The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.

The secretary of state says the US will retain "multiple levers of leverage" if Venezuela's leaders don't "make the right decisions".

Rubio says Trump administration is "pretty certain" Western oil companies will return to Venezuela but wouldn't say if US troops would be used to secure its oil fields.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that the U.S. would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela but would enforce an “oil quarantine” on the country, contrary to what President Donald Trump announced after capturing President Nicolás Maduro.

We want Venezuela to move in a certain direction, because not only do we think it's good for the people of Venezuela, it's in our national interest,” he says.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed concerns about military action in Venezuela turning out the way U.S. actions did in Iraq, Syria, or Libya, during an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press.

Venezuelans are trying to understand who is in charge after the United States announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro

In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.