US EditionTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Trump declared Venezuela's regime a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to cut funding for drug trafficking and criminal activities.
- 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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In response, Caracas accuses Washington of seeking to "steal the wealth that belongs" to the country.
"Today, I order a total and complete blockade of all oil tankers in and out of Venezuela," wrote the U.S. President, while oil is the main source of income for the oil industry.
Donald Trump announced a "total block" of oil tankers under sanctions linked to Venezuela. A "grotesque" threat according to Nicolas Maduro. ...
US President Donald Trump has ordered the blockade of all tankers in Venezuela that are under sanctions, increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after the US Coast Guard seized one of the tankers last week, US media reported.
Donald Trump on Tuesday designated the Venezuelan government as a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a “complete and total blockade” of all oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela. The decision is another escalation in the Trump administration’s months-long pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime and threatens the South American country with serious economic consequences. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest armada in the his…
Trump said he would deploy more and more military forces to the region until the US gets back "all the oil, land and other assets that were stolen from us."
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