Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, piling pressure on Maduro

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Caracas. The moves comes after US forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a build-up of military forces in the region. In a post on social media Tuesday night announcing the blockade, Trump alleged Venezuela was using oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes and vowed to escalate the military...