US plans economic pressure on Venezuela: Report

A US official told Reuters that Washington will shift its focus to targeting Venezuelan oil with economic pressure rather than military options over the next two months. The White House has directed the military to enforce a quarantine of Venezuelan oil, while tensions rise in the Caribbean with a significant deployment of US forces. Trump has ordered a blockade of US-sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, leading to apprehensions and pursuit of vessels. The US Coast Guard, not the military, will carry out enforcement actions to avoid escalation into war.

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