US EditionTrump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela, NBC News reports
Trump ordered a blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers and left the possibility of war open to increase pressure on President Nicolás Maduro, with over two dozen military strikes killing at least 90 people.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table and confirmed additional seizures of sanctioned oil tankers after ordering a blockade on Tuesday.
- To increase pressure on Maduro, the U.S. administration enforced sanctions with a blockade, backed by a ramped-up military presence and more than two dozen strikes on vessels.
- Speaking directly about Maduro, Trump warned tankers sailing near Venezuela could be forced back into U.S. harbors if they acted 'foolishly' and said, 'He knows better than anybody'.
- Concrete enforcement has already occurred with the U.S. seizing a sanctioned oil tanker last week, while Trump’s remarks on land strikes mark a shift from his 2024 campaign promise.
- The confrontation comes as Nicolás Maduro alleges U.S. action aims to overthrow him and seize Venezuela's oil resources amid the politically charged November's midterm elections next year.
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JUST IN: War With Venezuela Remains ‘Possible,’ Trump Says
President Donald Trump said he has not ruled out military action against Venezuela, even as polling shows most Americans oppose a war with the South American nation ruled by longtime strongman Nicolas Maduro. Trump made the remarks in a phone interview with NBC News on Thursday, declining to spell out specific objectives but signaling that […] The post JUST IN: War With Venezuela Remains ‘Possible,’ Trump Says appeared first on News Addicts.
With canons of blame and demands, "peace president" Trump tries to justify a possible military operation or even war against Venezuela's leader Maduro and his allies. The voters are skeptical, oil companies wave.
The US administration, in a crusade against Venezuela, whose oil ships it frequently bombards, refuses the "statu quo". The President even said he was ready for an open conflict, in an interview broadcast Friday 19 December.
The President of the United States and his Secretary of State have avoided predicting what the next action will be against the Latin-American country
Three days after decreed a maritime blockade against Venezuelan oil tankers under sanctions, US President Donald Trump assures that he "does not exclude" a war against Venezuela. For his part, his...
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