U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tanker
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Venezuela’s foreign affairs minister denounced the seizure, calling it a “blatant theft” and “an act of international piracy.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
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Venezuela oil tanker seizure: DOJ drops bombshell on secret Iran connection; Maduro cries 'piracy'
The United States has dramatically escalated tensions in the Caribbean after federal authorities seized an oil tanker linked to Iran and Venezuela under a judicial warrant. U.S. officials say the vessel was part of a covert oil-smuggling network tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
The U.S. government seized the ship off Venezuela this week for allegedly transporting oil to sanctioned Iran.