Inverting reality: Trump has demanded Caracas “return stolen assets” or face the wrath of the American naval armada.
7 Dec, 2025 02:40 by Censored News. /.aljazeera via thefreeonline at https://wp.me/pIJl9-HLS
Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez © AP / Ariana Cubillos
Venezuela responds to Trump’s oil blockade
Caracas has denounced President Donald Trump’s oil blockade on the country, saying his “interventionist and colonialist” rhetoric proves Washington’s long-standing plan to seize Venezuelan natural resources.
US forces seized the Skipper oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela and were reported to have brought the vessel to the US state of Texas to unload its oil cargo.
In an official statement released late Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Trump’s remarks revealed the “true intention” of the United States: “to take over the oil, land, and minerals of Venezuela.”
The government rejected Trump’s claim that Venezuela had “stolen” assets from Washington and denounced his rhetoric as “interventionist and colonialist.”
The statement accused the US president of violating international law, free trade, and freedom of navigation by ordering US naval forces in the Caribbean to prevent “sanctioned tankers” from entering or leaving Venezuelan waters.
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“Through his social media statements, the president of the United States assumes that Venezuela’s oil, land, and mineral wealth belong to him,” the statement said. “On that basis, he seeks to impose a naval military blockade with the objective of robbing the riches that belong to our homeland.”
Empire of Lies!: “I will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump added to his 1 billion lies..
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Rodriguez said Washington’s actions were part of a “gigantic campaign of lies and manipulation” aimed at justifying the appropriation of the country’s natural resources.
She added that the US had always sought to dominate Venezuela economically and politically, regardless of changes in administration
Strict US sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, imposed during Trump’s first administration and tightened at the beginning of his second term, have added to the country’s dire economic struggles. Earlier this month, a US court also ordered the forced sale of Venezuelan oil company Citgo in the US.
The government said Venezuela would exercise its rights under international law, its constitution, and the UN Charter, reaffirming its sovereignty over its natural resources and its right to free navigation and commerce in the Caribbean and beyond.
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“Venezuela will never again be a colony of an empire or any foreign power,” the statement said.
Since September, the US military has killed more than 80 people in attacks on alleged cartel boats, which Trump claimed were being used by the Venezuelan government to “flood” America with narcotics, in what international law experts have criticised as extrajudicial killings.
Venezuela has denied any involvement in drug trafficking and said the strikes were part of a regime change plot to plunder the country’s natural resources.
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