Trump Announces Comprehensive Blockade on Venezuelan Oil Tankers

According to BlockBeats, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media that Venezuela is now completely surrounded by the largest fleet in South American history. He stated that the fleet will continue to grow and that Venezuela will face unprecedented pressure until it returns all the oil, land, and other assets allegedly stolen from the United States. Trump declared the Venezuelan regime a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a comprehensive blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. He accused the "illegal" regime of using oil from stolen fields to fund itself, terrorism, human trafficking, murder, and kidnapping. This move signifies an escalation in the Trump administration's pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Last week, the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker near the Venezuelan coast.