US EditionTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela by ordering a total blockade of over 30 sanctioned oil tankers amid military buildup and strikes targeting drug trafficking, officials said.
- 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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The US is intensifying its action against Venezuela's oil trade. President Trump announced the blockade of all sanctioned tankers calling or leaving the country. He accused the Venezuelan government of using oil to fund the drug cartel.
President Trump is increasing the pressure on Venezuelan President Maduro's regime. The US will impose a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers sailing to and from Venezuela, Trump announced on social media. How many oil tankers will be affected and how the US intends to implement such a blockade remains unclear. Last week, the US intercepted a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, suspected of carrying oil from that country. Venezuela called it a …
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