#maduro-regime

#maduro-regime

In the past week, Trump has added to his pressure campaign on President Nicolás Maduro by targeting the economic lifeblood of the regime: oil exports. The U.S. has seized three oil tankers in 11 days after Trump said on Truth Social that the United States was imposing a "TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE" of tankers carrying Venezuelan oil that are subject to U.S. sanctions.

According to WaPo, the NIE says that although there are low-level contacts between Maduro government and Tren de Aragua, the gang does not operate at his direction.