{"id":2521956,"date":"2025-12-16T22:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-orders-largest-armada-ever-assembled-in-the-history-of-south-america-to-blockade-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:03:59","slug":"breaking-trump-orders-largest-armada-ever-assembled-in-the-history-of-south-america-to-blockade-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-orders-largest-armada-ever-assembled-in-the-history-of-south-america-to-blockade-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Trump Orders \u2018Largest Armada Ever Assembled in the History of South America\u2019 to Blockade Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-trump-orders-largest-armada-ever-assembled-in-the-history-of-south-america-to-blockade-venezuela%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521956&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Less then a week after U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela, former President Donald Trump announced a total blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela. He declared Venezuela a foreign terrorist institution due to charges including asset theft, terrorism, drug smuggling, and human trafficking. Trump emphasized the blockade as part of a broader effort to recover stolen U.S. assets and to stop the Maduro regime from sending criminals into the United States, criticizing the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the blockade remain unclear, and Venezuela&#8217;s government has not officially responded. Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro condemned the blockade as imperialism and vowed to defend the country&#8217;s resources and sovereignty. Venezuela, despite having the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-eases-sanctions-on-rogue-state-venezuela\/\" title=\"Biden Eases Sanctions on Rogue State ...\">largest proven oil reserves<\/a> globally, has suffered from sanctions and poor management, severely reducing its oil production. The recently seized tanker, Skipper, was involved in illicit oil shipments supporting terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also indicated plans for expanded actions against Venezuela, including strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombia-recalls-us-ambassador-amid-drug-feud-with-trump\/\" title=\"Colombia recalls US ambassador amid drug feud with ...\">drug trafficking operations originating<\/a> from the country. The situation reflects escalating tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela amid ongoing political and economic turmoil in Venezuela.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Less than a week after U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker off of Venezuela&rsquo;s coast, President Donald Trump announced &ldquo;a total and complete&rdquo; blockade of tankers leaving or entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a  post Tuesday evening, Trump said that Venezuela was &ldquo;completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before &mdash; Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QS8Whosuml\">pic.twitter.com\/QS8Whosuml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2001076955395797252?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Details on the blockade were still unclear as of Tuesday evening and were not included in Trump&rsquo;s post. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-venezuela-2025-12-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> noted that Venezuela&rsquo;s communications ministry did not reply to an immediate request for comment after Trump&rsquo;s post.<\/p>\n<p>However, earlier in the evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-makes-rare-move-filing-criminal-charges-world-leader-venezuela-pres-nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro<\/a> made a comment that seemed to obliquely reference the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Imperialism and the fascist right want to colonize Venezuela to take over its wealth of oil, gas, gold, among other minerals. We have sworn absolutely to defend our homeland and in Venezuela peace will triumph,&rdquo; Maduro said.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela, which has dealt with rampant poverty and hyperinflation under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/venezuelas-maduro-desperate-keep-power-bizarre-sounding-solution-christmas-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maduro<\/a>, relies on oil revenues to keep the socialist government afloat. While Venezuela has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/5-reasons-the-oil-industry-is-watching-venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">largest<\/a> proven oil reserves in the world &mdash; roughly 300 billion barrels, mostly in the Orinoco Belt &mdash; production has been crippled by both sanctions against the authoritarian regime and the regime&rsquo;s mismanagement of the oil sector&rsquo;s production infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>This has led Venezuela to do business with other sanctioned nations, including Iran. The oil tanker that was seized by the United States off Venezuela&rsquo;s coast, the Skipper, was sanctioned under the Biden administration for ties to both Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-seized-oil-tanker-off-the-coast-of-venezuela-trump-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/10\/us\/politics\/oil-tanker-venezuela-tracking-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported that Skipper faked its location to hide its visits to countries under U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>After apprehending the Skipper, Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the ship had been sanctioned &ldquo;due to its involvement in an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Trump warned earlier this month that the campaign against Venezuela would be expanding, especially against narcoterrorists.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to start doing those strikes on land, too,&rdquo; he told reporters regarding strikes against drug boats that originated from Venezuela. &ldquo;You know, the land is much easier &hellip; And we know the routes they take. We know everything about them. We know where they live. We know where the bad ones live. 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