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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joshua Goodman

Oil tankers divert from Venezuela after Trump threatens ‘total blockade’ of sanctioned ships

Some oil tankers have changed course away from Venezuela after President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned ships entering or leaving the South American country.

Trump said Tuesday on social media, in all caps, that he is ordering a "total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers” into and out of Venezuela, a move that threatens to choke off revenue from the world's largest oil reserves that are key to Maduro's grip on power.

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