US Blockade Fails to Block, Claims 'International Law' Still Valid
The narrative frames Venezuela's defense of its sovereign waters as a 'challenge' rather than a necessary response to unilateral aggression. The Trump administration, in 2020, tightened sanctions and imposed a de facto naval blockade, seizing Iranian fuel shipments bound for Venezuela under the guise of halting 'illicit' trade. The 'rule of law' is apparently a flexible concept, especially when
applied to nations that dare to conduct trade outside Washington’s approved vendors. One might recall similar ‘challenges’ by nations attempting to conduct international trade free from outside interference—a quaint notion in the age of superpower enforcement. This isn't about rogue tankers; it's about a nation asserting its right to trade despite US attempts to isolate it, a move that would be
lauded as heroic in any other context. But when it's Venezuela, suddenly self-defense becomes a 'defiance' of global order—an order largely defined by the very nation imposing these blockades.