U.S. military focuses on oil "quarantine" to pressure Venezuela

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The White House has ordered U.S. forces to focus on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil, signalling a strategy centred on economic pressure rather than direct military action to force concessions from Caracas.

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00:00The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a quarantine of Venezuelan oil,

00:09signalling a shift toward economic pressure rather than direct military action against Caracas.

00:15The move comes as Washington seeks to intensify sanctions on the Maduro government without escalating into open conflict.

00:23A U.S. official told Reuters that the administration's priority for at least the next two months

00:31is to enforce sanctions by interdicting Venezuelan oil shipments,

00:36saying military options remain available but are not the current focus.

00:41The official said the strategy is aimed at triggering severe economic pressure,

00:44with the belief that by late January, Venezuela could face an economic crisis unless it makes significant concessions to Washington.

00:53The U.S. Coast Guard has already seized two tankers carrying Venezuelan crude this month

00:58and is preparing for a third interception of a sanctioned vessel known as Bela 1, according to Reuters.

01:05President Donald Trump has accused Venezuela of flooding the United States with drugs

01:09and his administration has carried out repeated strikes on boats it claims were linked to narcotics trafficking,

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