Trump targets Maduro’s financial lifeline with oil tanker seizure

Dec 12, 2025 - 21:00
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Trump targets Maduro’s financial lifeline with oil tanker seizure
President Trump is ratcheting up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, targeting his financial lifeline by seizing a massive tanker carrying crude oil off the coast of Venezuela and ramping up sanctions on the regime.  The capture of a sanctioned ship has fueled fears of a wider conflict with Venezuela while also raising the prospect…