{"id":2524715,"date":"2025-12-24T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reportedly-ordered-two-month-quarantine-of-venezuelan-oil\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:17:03","slug":"trump-reportedly-ordered-two-month-quarantine-of-venezuelan-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reportedly-ordered-two-month-quarantine-of-venezuelan-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reportedly ordered two-month &#8216;quarantine&#8217; of Venezuelan oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-reportedly-ordered-two-month-quarantine-of-venezuelan-oil%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=2524715&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>President Trump reportedly ordered a two-month &#8220;quarantine&#8221; of Venezuela&#8217;s oil industry as part of a campaign to pressure President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, according to Reuters and confirmed to the Washington Examiner.The move follows U.S. seizures of two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil and pursuit of another vessel; the administration also blocked sanctioned oil tankers from docking at Venezuelan ports. U.S. officials say the strategy emphasizes economic pressure and sanctions first, with the aim of forcing significant concessions by late January, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shoots-down-highly-fabricated-fake-news-report-about-his-actions-on-iran\/\" title=\"... Shoots Down &#039;Highly Fabricated, Fake News&#039; Report About His Actions on Iran\">military options remain<\/a> on the table. The White House frames the actions as efforts to stop drug-trafficking cartels, citing recent kinetic strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-set-conditions-on-venezuelas-maduro-to-take-him-down-graham-says\/\" title=\"... to set conditions on ...s Maduro to &#039;take him down,&#039; Graham says\">boats alleged<\/a> to carry narcotics. Critics contend the measures could signal an effort to seize control of Venezuela&#8217;s oil assets; Trump has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-press-biden-to-end-delay-in-offloading-iranian-oil-tanker\/\" title=\"Lawmakers urge Biden to promptly unload Iranian oil tanker.\">seized oil<\/a> and ships might be kept, sold, or used for the U.S. strategic reserve and has hinted at expanding operations to include land strikes against cartel targets.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump reportedly ordered two-month &lsquo;quarantine&rsquo; of Venezuelan oil<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452593\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4361642\/trump-administration-epstein-files-release-few-more-weeks\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> reportedly ordered a two-month &ldquo;quarantine&rdquo; of Venezuela&rsquo;s oil industry as the administration continues its pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em> first reported the order on Wednesday afternoon. Two days prior, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356273\/trump-empathizes-bill-clinton-others-featured-epstein-document\/\">Trump<\/a> said at the White House that the U.S. Coast Guard was pursuing another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in international waters, after seizing two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean Sea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4361602\/pentagon-annual-report-china-prioritizes-deterrence\/\">Pentagon&#8217;s annual report on China prioritizes &#8216;deterrence&#8217; over &#8216;confrontation&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4361557\/european-leaders-erupt-us-travel-ban-officials-digital-services-act\/\">European leaders erupt over US travel ban of officials involved in Digital Services Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4342532\/hamas-weapons-west-bank-chaos-risk-trump-peace-plan\/\">Hamas weapons and West Bank chaos risk breaking Trump&#8217;s peace plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;While military options still exist, the focus is to first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to reach the outcome the White House is looking,&rdquo; an unnamed U.S. official told the outlet. &ldquo;The efforts so far have put tremendous pressure on Maduro, and the belief is that by late January, Venezuela will be facing an economic calamity unless it agrees to make significant concessions to the U.S.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official confirmed the order to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The White House alleged that the brewing conflict with Venezuela is aimed at stopping cartels from trafficking narcotics into the United States. Since September, Trump has ordered dozens of &ldquo;kinetic strikes&rdquo; on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >boats allegedly carrying drug smugglers<\/a> and narcotics in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics have suggested that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4074519\/trump-pressure-insurance-companies-lowering-premiums\/\">Trump<\/a> is eying a takeover of Venezuela&rsquo;s oil industry.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the two outbound tankers seized off Venezuela&rsquo;s coast by the U.S. military, Trump ordered a blockade of all &ldquo;sanctioned oil tankers&rdquo; from docking in Venezuelan ports.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and other White House officials have repeatedly stated their intent to &ldquo;keep&rdquo; any crude oil seized from Venezuela&rsquo;s sanctioned &ldquo;shadow&rdquo; fleet of tankers.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356086\/trump-announces-new-trump-class-battleships-for-us-navys-golden-fleet\/\"><strong>TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW &lsquo;TRUMP-CLASS&rsquo; BATTLESHIPS FOR US NAVY&rsquo;S &lsquo;GOLDEN FLEET&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe we&rsquo;ll sell it, maybe we&rsquo;ll keep it, maybe we&rsquo;ll use it in the strategic reserve,&rdquo; Trump said on Monday in Florida when asked about his plans for the millions of seized crude barrels. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re keeping the ships also.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also signaled his intent to imminently expand his strikes against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-groups-trump-has-designated-as-terrorist-organizations\/\" title=\"Here are the groups ... has designated as terrorist organizations\">alleged drug boats<\/a> to &ldquo;land strikes&rdquo; against cartel targets in Venezuela and other Latin American countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump orders 2-month quarantine on Venezuelan oil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2524716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25355779518349.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32906,69419,3634,36408,50813],"class_list":["post-2524715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-security","tag-oil-sanctions","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25355779518349.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524719,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524715\/revisions\/2524719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}