U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a complete blockade on all oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela that fall under existing sanctions. The directive, issued Tuesday via his social media platform Truth Social, intensifies Washington’s economic and military pressure on Caracas. Trump accused President Nicolás Maduro’s government of using profits from ‘stolen oil’ to fund drug trafficking and human rights abuses, vowing to maintain a hardline stance until Venezuela returns what he called ‘stolen assets.’
The move follows the recent seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker and expanded naval deployments in the Caribbean under the pretext of anti-narcotics operations. Venezuela, however, claims the U.S. actions aim to topple Maduro and seize control of its vast oil reserves. Analysts warn that halting oil exports could devastate Venezuela’s fragile economy, already strained by years of sanctions and hyperinflation.
Experts predict the blockade may trigger severe shortages of food and medicine, worsening the humanitarian crisis. With over 303 billion barrels of proven reserves, Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil supply, but its access to global markets now faces unprecedented constraints.
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