Trump orders naval blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers
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In December 2025, US President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of all US-sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, citing terrorism, drug smuggling, and human trafficking as justification. The order follows the US military's seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast the previous week. Trump announced the blockade via his social media platform, Truth Social, stating Venezuela was surrounded by a large US naval force. The Venezuelan government condemned the blockade as a "grotesque threat" and an attempt to steal Venezuelan resources. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US of piracy after the seizure of the oil tanker. A US Congressman called Trump's blockade "an act of war."
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