U.S. Naval Action against Venezuela: From Drugs to Oil

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–Researched and Written by Lenora Williams—Issue Dec 01-31 2025: In September 2025, the United States began carrying out attacks against ships in Caribbean waters that were allegedly smuggling drugs. The United States justified its naval actions as preventing narco-terrorism. However, recent headlines show that the focus of the United States’ naval operations has expanded. The Trump administration is now acting not only to dismantle drug cartels and drug-trafficking rings, but also to seize Venezuelan oil tankers and impede Venezuela from shipping oil by enforcing a naval blockade on the country.

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