US President Donald Trump has deployed thousands of US troops to the Caribbean and warned of strikes on Venezuelan soil.
On Wednesday, he announced the seizure of an oil tanker in enforcement of unilateral US sanctions.
How far could Trump go, and what would be the result?
What is the motivation?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a leftist nemesis of the United States, successfully resisted an attempt during Trump's first term to oust him through sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
Days before Trump returned to office, Maduro was sworn in to a third six-year term despite international observers finding wide irregularities in
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