WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a ...

Trump’s announcement of a blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers pushed WTI crude up more than 2.4%, reflecting heightened geopolitical risk premiums. The move could ultimately disrupt a sizable ...

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear. By Edward Wong Simon Romero ...

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump ordered the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers from entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating U.S. tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump ...

United States President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all US-sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest ...

US leader announces 'total and complete' blockade of Venezuela sanctioned tankers This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a total blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, declaring the Nicolás Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organization and accusing it of using ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase ...

President Trump said Tuesday he would designate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime a foreign terrorist organization and direct the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting ...

A video posted by Attorney General Pam Bondi shows armed U.S. personnel rappelling from a helicopter and taking control of a tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Photo: U.S. Attorney General’s Office/X via ...

President Donald Trump has ordered a "total and complete blockade" of oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social Tuesday night, echoing his previous ...

President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela was ‘completely surrounded’ with many fearing that a blockade would be seen as an act of war on part of the US. President Donald Trump on December 16 ...