Trump Orders 'Oil Quarantine' on Venezuela for Two Months, Escalating Pressure

• White House orders US military to focus on enforcing an "oil quarantine" on Venezuela for two months.
• The move aims to squeeze economic pressure on President Nicolás Maduro’s government, according to Reuters.
• The term "quarantine" is used deliberately to avoid implications of a "blockade," which is an act of war.
• US officials expect Venezuela to face an "economic calamity" by late January without concessions.
• Venezuela condemns the action as economic coercion, piracy, and a violation of its sovereignty.

Why It Matters: US escalates pressure on Venezuela with a military-enforced "oil quarantine" to squeeze Maduro's regime.