Venezuela, Trump and oil tankers
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President Trump has not clearly called for regime change in Venezuela as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says he's in an anti-war mood this term.
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has been subject to a cyberattack, it said on Monday, adding its operations were unaffected, even though four sources said systems remained down and oil cargo deliveries were suspended.
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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.
The United States' tightening grip on Venezuela's oil exports could strangle the country's crude output and cut off President Nicolas Maduro's main economic lifeline, but it will have limited impact on the global market.