WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd February, 2019) US President Donald Trump said on Friday that US military action in Venezuela is an option.
"I don't want to say that, but it's always an option," Trump told reporters at the White House. "Everything's an option, I take no options off the table."
US National Security Advisor John Bolton said in a radio interview earlier on Friday the United States has no plans for an imminent military intervention in Venezuela, but all options remain on the table.
Bolton added that the Trump administration has a range of economic and political measures for Venezuela.
On Monday, the United States blocked all of PDVSA's assets in its jurisdiction and imposed a ban on making deals with the company. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that by blocking PDVSA's assets, the United States was taking care of this company in the interests of the people of Venezuela and also protecting its own market.
Incumbent Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said in an interview to Sputnik this week that the United States had thrown its weight behind opposition leader Juan Guaido in the hope of getting its hands on Venezuelan oil reserves.
