Trump Tasks Military With an ‘Oil Quarantine’ Against Venezuela, as Economic Pressure Is Chosen for Now Over Military Action
Venezuela’s oil industry under maximum pressure.
In Venezuela, land of the desperate ‘tyrant of Caracas’ Nicolas Maduro, Christmas ‘began on October 1st’, as we reported previously here on TGP.
And now that the extended holidays are over, the socialist regime will have to deal with the veritable siege imposed by the US and its unprecedented armada.
Venezuela is running out of storage space for its oil production since some ships are being seized and many others turned around and left.
BREAKING; White House Orders Two-Month Naval ‘Quarantine’ on VENEZUELA Oil Amid Escalating Pressure pic.twitter.com/QvfXfRr3EY
— ANTHONYNEWS (@AlfidioValera) December 25, 2025
Also, satellite images reveal that a US amphibious assault group is heading towards Venezuela. The major US naval convoy include the special operations command ship Ocean Trader and the USS Iwo Jima.
Now, it arises that Donald J. Trump has directed US forces to enforce ‘an oil quarantine’ against Venezuela for at least the next two months.
These moves lead many to think that the Trump team will focus on economic rather than military means to pressure Caracas into ousting Maduro.
Reuters reported:
“’While military options still exist, the focus is to first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to reach the outcome the White House is looking (for)’, [a US] official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.”
WHITE HOUSE MOVES TO QUARANTINE VENEZUELAN OIL AS U.S. WARSHIPS TURN SANCTIONS INTO FORCE
The Trump administration has crossed a quiet but consequential threshold in the Caribbean.
What had long been framed as economic pressure is now being enforced at sea, with U.S.… pic.twitter.com/MZpDNCYFeA
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 25, 2025
“While President Donald Trump has been publicly coy about his precise aims regarding Venezuela, he has privately pressured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to flee the nation, Reuters has reported. Trump said on Monday it would be smart for Maduro to leave power.
‘The efforts so far have put tremendous pressure on Maduro, and the belief is that by late January, Venezuela will be facing an economic calamity unless it agrees to make significant concessions to the U.S.,’ the official said.”
Read more:
Additional Special Operations Aircraft Deployed to the Caribbean for the Siege of Venezuela (VIDEOS)
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