{"id":4304,"date":"2025-12-23T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:56:01","slug":"trump-says-us-will-keep-or-sell-oil-seized-from-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/?p=4304","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US will keep or sell oil seized from Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"481\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"62\">1. News related to events and topics or subjects or issues<\/strong><br data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"65\" \/>US President Donald Trump has said the United States will keep or possibly sell crude oil and vessels seized from Venezuelan tankers. Speaking in Florida, he stated the oil could be used for strategic reserves. The US military has seized two tankers and is pursuing another linked to Venezuela\u2019s \u201cdark fleet.\u201d These actions come amid escalating US pressure on President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and rising diplomatic tensions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"1013\"><strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"539\">2. Causes of events and topics or subjects or issues<\/strong><br data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"542\" \/>The seizures stem from long-standing US sanctions against Venezuela and accusations that Maduro\u2019s government uses oil revenues to fund drug trafficking and criminal networks. Washington claims the tankers evade sanctions, while Caracas calls the actions piracy and aggression. Trump has linked the seizures to efforts to weaken Maduro\u2019s grip on power, alongside increased military operations in the Caribbean and Pacific and harsh rhetoric against Venezuela\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1579\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1088\">3. Lessons to be learned from events and topics or subjects or issues<\/strong><br data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1091\" \/>The situation highlights how economic sanctions and military pressure can intensify international conflicts. It shows the risks of escalating force without transparent evidence and the importance of diplomacy in resolving disputes. The case also underlines how reliance on a single resource like oil can leave countries vulnerable to external pressure, while global institutions remain crucial forums for addressing allegations, sovereignty concerns, and preventing further confrontation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. News related to events and topics or subjects or issuesUS President Donald Trump has said the United States will keep or possibly sell crude oil and vessels seized from Venezuelan tankers. Speaking in Florida, he stated the oil could be used for strategic reserves. The US military has seized two tankers and is pursuing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,7,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-banner","category-economy","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4306,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions\/4306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}