A shipping advisory stated during the reporting window from 11:16 AM to 1:16 PM UTC on December 21, 2025, that it is currently not possible to send shipments to Venezuela due to an uncertain situation, according to the notice titled "Stop shipments to Venezuela". This halt follows a post by X account @CalibreObscura between 10:46 AM and 11:16 AM UTC earlier today, questioning the origin of new arms being loaded into Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's palace in Caracas, with numbers painted over on the weapons. The X post, available at https://x.com/CalibreObscura/status/2002693658399900001, included an image of the arms and an Iranian flag emoji, stating: "Can anyone identify the origin of these new arms being loaded into Maduro's palace? Numbers are painted over." No official confirmation of the arms' origin or details on the shipping halt's issuer has been reported over the past two hours.
