The president of the United States, Donald Trump, once again threatened Venezuela while claiming that Venezuelan oil belongs to him.
Such inconsistency was made by the US president through a publication on his account on the social network Truth Social, where he points out that “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Navy ever assembled in the history of South America. This will only grow, and the shock for them will be like they have never seen before, until they return to the United States all the oil, land and other assets that were previously stolen from us,” Trump threatens in his message.
Likewise, Trump lashes out in his aggression against the country and orders a total and complete blockade of all authorized oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, which represents another step in Washington’s escalation of pressure on the country.
Trump again attacked Venezuelan migrants in the US by stigmatizing them as criminals, delinquents and terrorists. «They are being returned to Venezuela at an accelerated pace. “The United States will not allow criminals, terrorists, or other countries to steal, threaten, or harm our nation.”
A blatant theft
On December 10, the Executive Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Hydrocarbons, Delcy Rodríguez, denounced the theft of an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, an action confirmed by the President of the United States himself, Donald Trump.
Rodríguez published on his digital profiles that this fact constitutes an international crime and represents a direct attack against the nation’s resources.
“The masks fall. The truth has been revealed. The real objective of the United States is Venezuela’s oil; to steal it and appropriate it illegitimately, without paying anything,” he said.
In this regard, Venezuela denounced to the UN the act of piracy committed by the US by delivering a letter this Tuesday to the presidency of the UN Security Council, headed by Samuel Žbogar, to denounce what it described as a serious act of use of force, kidnapping and piracy committed by the United States on December 10, 2025 in international waters of the Caribbean.
The letter states that since December 10, Venezuela has maintained that the theft of the oil tanker constitutes a violation of international law, as it was a private vessel that was carrying out legal trade. Venezuelan authorities assure that the US operation not only violates freedom of navigation, but also represents a dangerous precedent for maritime security in the region.
