Washington, United States, Dec 17, 2025 (AFP) - Trump says orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' in Venezuela

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2025-12-17

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a naval blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" leaving and heading to Venezuela, in a further escalation of his pressure campaign on Caracas. "Today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, days after US forces seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. Trump also said the large US naval arm......

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