U.S-Venezuela BREAKING: Trump’s Action Against Venezuela INFURIATES Maduro|All-Out-War in Caribbean?

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced what he described as a “blockade” of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, escalating pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. In a social media post, Trump claimed Venezuela was surrounded by the largest armada in South America’s history and warned the buildup would intensify until oil, land and other assets he says were stolen are returned to the United States.    #Trump #Venezuela #OilBlockade #Maduro #USVenezuela #BreakingNews #Geopolitics #Sanctions #OilTankers #Caribbean #USMilitary #ForeignPolicy #EnergyPolitics #NavalPressure #InternationalRelations #LatinAmerica #GlobalNews #SecurityCrisis #USPolitics  ~ED.420~HT.408~

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00:26major escalation tonight in U.S.-Venezuela tensions. President Donald Trump has announced what

00:33he calls a total and complete blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, sharply

00:40increasing pressure on President Nicolás Maduro's government. The declaration raises

00:46questions about legality, enforcement, and the risk of confrontation at sea. In a lengthy

00:52post on social media, Trump claimed Venezuela is now completely surrounded by what he called

00:59the largest armada ever assembled in South America. He warned that pressure would only

01:06intensify until, in his words, Venezuela returns oil, land, and other assets he says were stolen

01:14from the United States.

01:15Trump's declaration calls for blocking all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving

01:22Venezuela. However, analysts note a traditional naval blockade would require sealing the entire

01:29coastline, something even an expanded U.S. presence may struggle to achieve. The U.S. currently

01:36has 11 warships in the Caribbean, the most in decades. According to Reuters, roughly 30 sanctioned

01:44tankers are involved in moving Venezuelan oil. Tracking data suggests more than a dozen are

01:51currently in Venezuelan waters. Last week, U.S. authorities seized a sanctioned tanker off

01:58Venezuela's coast, alleging links to illicit oil shipments involving Iran and Cuba. Caracas has

02:05strongly rejected Trump's announcement. The Venezuelan government called it a reckless and serious

02:11threat, accusing Washington of violating international law, free trade principles, and freedom of

02:18navigation. Officials described the move as an attempt to seize Venezuela's national wealth.

02:25The blockade announcement comes amid broader U.S. military activity in the region. Since September,

02:32American forces have carried out dozens of strikes on vessels accused of drug trafficking.

02:38The Trump administration says these operations are aimed at cutting off narcotics flows into the

02:44United States. Trump has repeatedly described Maduro's government as a hostile regime. Last month,

02:51he took the unprecedented step of designating it a foreign terrorist organization, accusing it of

02:58funding drug trafficking, human trafficking, and violence through oil revenues. Whether Trump's blockade

03:05can be fully enforced remains uncertain. What is clear is that the move sharply raises the stakes in the

03:12Caribbean, increasing the risk of miscalculation at sea. As Washington and Caracas trade threats,

03:19the world is watching to see how far this confrontation will go.

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