US EditionTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
- On Dec 16, President Donald Trump ordered a total blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, calling the regime a `FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION` on Truth Social.
- As part of a pressure campaign, the order follows a U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker last week after a regional military buildup.
- Hundreds of U.S. troops and ships have been positioned near Venezuela, supporting the blockade posture while strikes on vessels in international waters in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 95 people in 25 known strikes.
- The Trump administration said the campaign stops drugs bound for U.S. shores, while Susie Wiles, Trump chief of staff, said Trump `wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle.`
- Trump warned that Venezuela is surrounded by what he called the largest Armada, while Maduro denounced the actions as imperialist moves to seize the country's oil, gas and minerals.
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US orders blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers
US President Donald Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of oil tankers leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up tensions with Caracas and driving global crude prices higher. Trump said Venezuela was surrounded by the “largest Armada” in the region’s history, which includes the world’s largest aircraft carrier. Despite the massive deployment, experts have questioned Washington’s intentions: Its troops are far too numerous for the tasks they’ve been assig…
Trump Escalates Pressure With Blockade Of Venezuelan Oil Tankers
President Donald Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. The announcement follows last week’s US military seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker that had departed a Venezuelan port. The administration has not clarified how many vessels would be affected, but Trump’s statement suggests further seizures are likely. pic.twitte…
Trump orders oil tanker blockade; Wiles interview puts White House on defense
President Donald Trump announced what he calls a “total and complete” blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. It’s a move Caracas is calling illegal and dangerous. Plus, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles broke her usual silence, and it quickly turned into a cleanup operation. Why a two-part Vanity Fair interview has sparked pushback from the administration. And Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to urge shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover b…
The US has three goals when it comes down hard on Venezuela, according to an expert.
In addition to the fight against drug gangs, the South American country's most valuable raw material is increasingly being targeted. Trump has imposed a blockade on "sanctioned" oil tankers. Furthermore, the 79-year-old head of state wrote on his online platform Truth Social, Venezuela has stolen the US "oil, land and other assets" and demanded "immediate return." The oil state's leadership called this "grotesk" and a serious violation of intern…
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