<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump has been clear: the blockade of sanctioned oil tankers departing from, or bound for, Venezuela will remain in full force until Maduro’s criminal enterprise returns every stolen American asset. <br><br>The <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptofWar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeptofWar</a>, with our partners at <a href="https://twitter.com/USCG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USCG</a>, will unflinchingly… <a href="https://t.co/2NuUTYon05">https://t.co/2NuUTYon05</a></p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/2002504193924342003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela