Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s government in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.
Trump’s escalation came after US forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a build-up of military forces in the region.
In a post on social media on Tuesday night announcing the…