US EditionTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
President Trump ordered a naval blockade targeting sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers to cut off Maduro's regime revenue, with about 18 tankers loaded in Venezuelan waters affected.
- 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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