US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in major escalation with Maduro
The US seized an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in what President Trump called the largest such operation ever, prompting Caracas to condemn the action as piracy.
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that U.S. naval forces had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
00:13The seizure was led by the U.S. Coast Guard and supported by the Navy.
00:18Trump did not offer additional details but said the U.S. would keep the oil aboard the tanker.
00:24As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually, and other things are happening.
00:40Venezuela's government in a statement condemned the seizure as a blatant theft and an act of international piracy.
00:47Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration's latest push to increase pressure on Maduro.
00:59The seizure also follows a series of deadly strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean,
01:08a campaign that is facing growing scrutiny from U.S. Congress.
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