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Santiago, Chile – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered U.S. naval ships in the Caribbean to block the entry and exit of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. Eighteen tankers are now being monitored, and he is considering seizing them, according to U.S. reports.
On Thursday, the New York Times reported that the Venezuelan Navy has received orders to begin escorting oil tankers, heightening tensions in the Caribbean. The newspaper reported that the navy had already escorted a few tankers on their way to Asia, but that the ships were not on the U.S….
