Caracas, Dec 18, 2025 (AFP) - What's next for Venezuela under the US oil blockade?

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2025-12-18

A US blockade of Venezuelan oil shipments could slash production and halve exports of the country's most valuable commodity, tipping its economy even deeper into crisis, experts say. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers Venezuela has been using to bypass a six-year-old US oil embargo. The announcement marked an escalation of Trump's offensive against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Madur......

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