The White House directs military focus on enforcing a "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil to exert economic pressure on Maduro.

The White House directs military focus on enforcing a "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil to exert economic pressure on Maduro.

The White House ordered U.S. military forces to almost exclusively focus on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil.

WASHINGTON >> The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters, indicating Washington is currently more interested in using economic rather than military means to pressure Caracas.

WASHINGTON: The White House has ordered US military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil for at l

The move indicates that the Trump administration is using economic rather than military means to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The statement dampens the immediate prospect of US land strikes against Venezuela. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The White House has ordered U.S. military ‌forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for ⁠at least the next ‍two months, a U.S. ‍official told ‍Reuters on Wednesday. "While military ⁠options still exist the focus is to ​first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to…