{"id":12303,"date":"2025-12-14T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=12303"},"modified":"2025-12-14T16:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T16:17:56","slug":"u-s-seizes-venezuelan-oil-tanker-whats-trumps-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=12303","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker. What’s Trump’s Strategy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The United States recently seized a Venezuelan oil tanker headed for Cuba. And, according to an article written by Ben Shapiro for the Daily Wire, this is all part of a larger plan to force regime change and keep outside influences out of the Western Hemisphere.\n<\/p>\n

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From the Daily Wire:\n<\/p>\n

President Trump confirmed that the United States had pursued the seizure. According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, it was headed to Cuba.\n<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been talk about establishing a no-fly zone around Venezuela. All of this is external pressure, presumably designed to force the possibility of a regime change in Venezuela without any serious threat to American troops going in on the ground.\n<\/p>\n

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If it turns out that the United States is now prepared to interdict all oil that may or may not be headed for Iran or from Iran, then this could absolutely cripple the Venezuelan economy even more than it has suffered before.<\/p>\n

Shapiro notes that oil has accounted for 80-90% of Venezuela\u2019s total export earnings in recent years. That means that, if the U.S. is planning to intervene in Venezuela\u2019s oil exports, it could effectively cripple the nation\u2019s economy, putting tremendous pressure on its people to elect a new leader more friendly toward President Trump.\n<\/p>\n

This move comes amid significant tension with Venezuela. President Trump has been putting significant pressure on the nation, blaming it for many of the drugs flowing into the U.S. And, more recently, Shapiro notes the President has been pressuring Columbian President Gustavo Petro as well. Shapiro describes Petro as a \u201cfar-left socialist\u201d who \u201cis more oriented toward China and Iran.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Petro reportedly described the U.S. seizure of the Venezuelan tanker as \u201cbarbarian.\u201d When asked about this characterization, President Trump noted that \u201cColumbia is producing a lot of drugs\u201d and that Petro \u201cbetter wise up or he\u2019ll be next.\u201d With Columbia\u2019s presidential elections scheduled for May next year, President Trump could use American pressure to force Petro out of office.\n<\/p>\n

Shapiro ties all this together, writing that it \u201cseems to be part of a broader national security strategy\u201d designed to keep \u201cthe foreign influence of China, Iran, or Russia\u201d out of the Western Hemisphere. He likens it to the Monroe Doctrine, quipping that \u201cit\u2019s about time\u201d that someone kicks foreign influences out of America\u2019s backyard. And, as intercessors for America, we agree.\n<\/p>\n

At IFA, we\u2019ve reported in countless articles, resources, and webcasts about the influences they above nations have in our nation and over our neighbors. We\u2019ve watched for years as China especially has moved into Central and South America, building close bonds with nations in our backyard. Now, however, we have a strong President in office who\u2019s putting his foot down. President Trump promised a golden age when he was inaugurated, and this is just another way he\u2019s bringing that golden age about. More importantly, it\u2019s an answer to years of prayer.\n<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s thank God for the President\u2019s strong stance against America\u2019s adversaries, and let\u2019s pray for him and his administration as they continue to push back on Chinese, Russian, and Iranian influence!\n<\/p>\n

What do you think of President Trump\u2019s strategy with Venezuela? Share your prayers and scriptures below.<\/h4>\n

(Excerpt from the Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
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