US EditionTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Trump orders total blockade of over 30 U.S.-sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers to cut Maduro's revenue linked to drug trafficking and terrorism, risking major economic impact, experts say.
- 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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National Post
Oil? Regime change? What the United States really wants with Venezuela
As U.S. forces deployed in the Caribbean have zoned in on tankers transporting sanctioned Venezuelan oil, questions have deepened about the real motivation for Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Caracas.
keenesentinel.com
‘We want it back’: Trump asserts US claims to Venezuelan oil and land
MEXICO CITY — President Trump has ordered a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela, potentially crippling the nation’s already battered economy, and accused Caracas of stealing “oil, land other assets” from the United States
sgtreport.com
A War With Venezuela Would Be A War That Is All About Oil, And It Would Absolutely Destroy Our Relationship With China
by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog: Guess which nation has the most proven oil reserves? It isn’t Saudi Arabia, although the Saudis rank a close second. It isn’t Iran or Iraq either. In fact, the country with the largest proven oil reserves isn’t even in the Middle East. Canada has a lot of oil, […]
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