{"id":56622,"date":"2025-12-23T12:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/washington-escalates-pressure-on-venezuela-warns-maduro-as-u-s-targets-oil\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:38:16","slug":"washington-escalates-pressure-on-venezuela-warns-maduro-as-u-s-targets-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/washington-escalates-pressure-on-venezuela-warns-maduro-as-u-s-targets-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, warns Maduro as U.S. targets oil tankers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump made these comments as U.S. authorities  including the Coast Guard and Navy continue efforts to intercept and seize oil tankers in the Caribbean that the administration says are violating U.S. sanctions by carrying Venezuelan crude. <\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has declared a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela in an attempt to choke off revenue for Maduro\u2019s government, which relies heavily on oil exports. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports, U.S. forces have already seized several vessels and pursued others believed to be part of a \u201cshadow fleet\u201d that tries to evade sanctions by flying false flags or hiding their ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s government has sharply condemned U.S. actions, calling the seizures \u201cpiracy\u201d and violations of international law, and has said it will defend its sovereignty. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the U.S. says its pressure campaign is aimed at enforcing sanctions and disrupting networks that support Maduro\u2019s regime and illicit oil trading.<\/p>\n<p>This standoff adds to rising tensions between the two countries, with impacts on regional geopolitics and global energy markets as Venezuela\u2019s oil industry, its main source of income, comes under growing strain from U.S. enforcement efforts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-99596\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/22int-tankers-us-venezula-jhzk-googlefourbythree.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. forces have already seized several vessels and pursued others believed to be part of a \u201cshadow fleet\u201d that tries to evade sanctions by flying false flags or hiding their ownership.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has intensified United States (U.S.) actions against Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro by warning him not to \u201cplay tough\u201d while the U.S. expands its pressure campaign focused on Venezuela\u2019s oil exports. 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