President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving from Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure against leader Nicolás Maduro ...

President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela was ‘completely surrounded’ with many fearing that a blockade would be seen as an act of war on part of the US. President Donald Trump on December 16 ...

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump ordered the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers from entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating U.S. tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump ...

Last week, the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Venezuela will continue to trade oil, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday, one day after President Donald ...

US leader announces 'total and complete' blockade of Venezuela sanctioned tankers This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a ...

President Trump on Tuesday called for a "total and complete blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a total blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, declaring the Nicolás Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organization and accusing it of using ...

President Trump said Tuesday he would designate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime a foreign terrorist organization and direct the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting ...

President Donald Trump has ordered a "total and complete blockade" of oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social Tuesday night, echoing his previous ...

Trump’s announcement of a blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers pushed WTI crude up more than 2.4%, reflecting heightened geopolitical risk premiums. The move could ultimately disrupt a sizable ...

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