The United States is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela, which has been under U.S. sanctions since 2019. The action came as the U.S. executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro’s ouster.
The latest U.S. action has put shipowners, operators and maritime agencies involved in transporting Venezuelan crude on alert, with many reconsidering whether to sail from Venezuelan waters in the coming days as planned, shipping sources said.
Not seize. Pirate.
Pirate, but less cool. I prefer tantrum and take.
I guess everybody forgot about opec and their power to close the spigot. Maybe that’s why Trump schmoozed the Saudis?
They are not going to stop until all out war. That’s clearly the goal here, wagging the dog.
Yeah, it’s pretty clear the regime is trying to provoke a response. They’re doing it domestically, too.
Don’t worry everyone! The US is definitely not invading Venezuela for their oil reserves. We definitely learned from the latest couple of times we did that. We’re just holding onto their oil tankers for totally… helpful… reasons…
until we figure out what’s going on…
I’m really not sure what you’re trying to say…
DJT said a few years ago that US needs to stop Muslim immigration until we figure out what’s going on
Drugs.
Allegedly.
The US will never stop its imperialism till it dies.
P I R A C Y
Piggy piggy only takes until someone forces him to stop
