U.S. President Donald Trump has designated the Venezuelan regime as a “International Terrorist Group (FTO)” and ordered a “complete and full blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela.”
Trump said on Dec. 16 (native time) by way of his social media platform Fact Social, “Venezuela is totally surrounded by the biggest Armada ever assembled within the historical past of South American. It’s going to solely get greater, and the shock to them will likely be like nothing they’ve ever seen earlier than.”
He emphasised that these measures “will proceed till they return to america of America the entire oil, land, and different belongings they beforehand stole from us.”
Trump criticized the Nicolás Maduro Venezuelan regime, stating, “The illegitimate Maduro regime is utilizing oil from these stolen oil fields to finance themselves, drug terrorism, human trafficking, homicide, and kidnapping.” He continued, “For the theft of our belongings, and lots of different causes, together with terrorism, drug smuggling, and human trafficking, the Venezuelan regime has been designated as a International Terrorist Group.”
Trump additionally introduced, “Subsequently, right this moment, I’m ordering a complete and full blockade of all sanctioned tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela.”
Whereas Trump initially restricted the blockade targets to “sanctioned tankers,” observers observe that given the excessive depth of U.S. stress, will probably be tough to seek out overseas tankers keen to move Venezuelan crude oil. Consequently, that is anticipated to successfully block most tankers touring to and from Venezuela.
This measure instantly targets oil exports, that are the Maduro regime’s largest supply of funding, resulting in evaluation that america has primarily entered into an operation to starve the regime.
Trump repeatedly urged, “America won’t permit criminals, terrorists, or different international locations, to rob, threaten, or hurt our nation, and, likewise, will we not permit a hostile regime to take our oil, land, or another belongings, all of this should be returned to america, instantly.”
