An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, on Oct. 14, 2022. Issac Urrutia/Reuters
The United States has launched a “total and complete blockade” off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 16 at the order of President Donald Trump to prevent any “sanctioned oil tankers” from getting through.
“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America,” U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social. “It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before—Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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