‘Shock like nothing they’ve ever seen’: Trump orders naval blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers; escalates pressure on Maduro
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is ordering a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering Venezuela, intensifying military pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following last week’s US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast and amid an ongoing military buildup in the region.Trump made the announcement on his social media platform,…