What action is Trump taking against Venezuela’s oil industry?
The US president wants a blockade of oil tankers under sanctions to stop them entering and leaving VenezuelaAnalysis: Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s fixation is oil – is he right?Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and his government in a...
<p>The US president wants a blockade of oil tankers under sanctions to stop them entering and leaving Venezuela</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/06/venezuela-oil-trump-maduro">Analysis: Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s fixation is oil – is he right?</a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and his government in a major escalation aimed at the country’s main source of income: the oil industry.</p><p>The White House called for a blockade on all Venezuelan oil exports one week after the US seized an oil tanker off the the country’s coast in what Maduro called “an act of international piracy”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/17/what-action-is-trump-taking-against-venezuela-oil-industry">Continue reading...</a>
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