🇺🇸🇻🇪 TRUMP TURNS UP THE PRESSURE: VENEZUELA’S OIL IN THE CROSSHAIRS

Trump is zeroing in on Venezuela’s oil sector as the fastest way to weaken Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power, according to a deep dive circulating in macro circles. The play is simple but aggressive: tighten sanctions hard enough to choke off roughly $10 billion a year in oil revenue and leave the regime financially stranded.

The idea is to act before Maduro can further entrench himself with external backers. Washington’s pressure is already rising, with tougher sanctions, talk of new FTO designations, and visible military signaling in the Caribbean. The goal is clear—cut the cash, break the system.

But Maduro isn’t without options. Pushed into a corner, he’s leaning even more on China and Russia for survival. Beijing continues to absorb Venezuelan crude at heavy discounts, Moscow helps keep PDVSA operations alive, and Iran quietly supplies technical support despite sanctions.

Trump is betting that this time the squeeze works. With the economy in free fall, public frustration growing, and state finances hanging by a thread, the theory is that losing oil income could trigger internal collapse or elite defections.

Maduro, however, is playing his own hand. He’s using migration pressure as leverage, stirring regional instability, and wagering that Washington won’t escalate into direct military action.

This is shaping up as a high-risk standoff. Either the oil chokehold forces regime change—or it hardens positions and drags the crisis into a more dangerous phase. One thing is certain: Venezuela’s oil is the centerpiece of this battle, and neither side is backing down.$Jager #USNonFarmPayrollReport #BinanceBlockchainWeek #CPIWatch #TrumpTariffs #BTCVSGOLD $SOL $XRP