<p>Venezuela has begun deploying naval escorts for vessels carrying oil byproducts as they depart its ports, underscoring a rapid escalation in maritime tensions following US president Donald Trump&#8217;s threat of a &#8220;total and complete&#8221; blockade of sanctioned oil tankers trading to and from the country. According to The New York Times, Venezuelan vessels loaded with &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/venezuela-rolls-out-naval-escorts-as-tanker-standoff-with-us-intensifies/</p></p>