It’s getting nightmarish for Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolas Maduro.
First, there was the tanker seizure.
According to Axios:
The Trump Administration dramatically escalated its standoff with Venezuela on Wednesday by seizing a large tanker loaded with crude oil bound for Cuba.
Why it matters: President Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has now struck at the heart of Venezuela’s oil-based economy.
- The unofficial aim of the Venezuela campaign — which up to now has mainly entailed deadly strikes on suspected drug-running boats — is regime change in Caracas, as Axios first reported in January.