Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela after U.S. forces last week seized a tanker and months of interdictions, seizures and strikes intensified.Trump posted the directive on Truth Social and said the United States will maintain and expand a military buildup — including an aircraft carrier, amphibious ships and 11 naval vessels plus surveillance aircraft — until Venezuela returns oil, land and assets the administration says were stolen, and Susie Wiles said the effort aims to pressure Nicolás Maduro.Caracas condemned the order as a reckless threat to international law, rights groups and legal experts questioned its legality, and analysts warn the blockade and recent strikes linked by reporting to about 95 deaths could reshape
Venezuela’s oil industry and worsen regional security and humanitarian conditions.