Trump and top aides refuse to rule out war with Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro orders Venezuelan navy to escort oil tankers after seizure by US forcesWhat action is Trump taking against Venezuela’s oil industry?Donald Trump and his top advisers have refused to rule out the potential for open conflict with Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro urged his navy...
<p>President Nicolás Maduro orders Venezuelan navy to escort oil tankers after seizure by US forces</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/17/what-action-is-trump-taking-against-venezuela-oil-industry">What action is Trump taking against Venezuela’s oil industry?</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> and his top advisers have refused to rule out the potential for open conflict with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a> as Nicolás Maduro urged his navy to escort oil tankers defying the largest US fleet deployed in the region in decades.</p><p>In an interview broadcast on Friday morning, Donald Trump told NBC News that going to war with Maduro’s regime remains on the table. “I don’t rule it out, no,” he said in a phone interview with the network.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/trump-venezuela-war">Continue reading...</a>
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