US EditionDemocrats Sound the Alarm over Escalation with Venezuela After US Seizes Oil Tanker
U.S. forces seized the largest tanker ever off Venezuela's coast targeting oil smuggling under sanctions from Venezuela and Iran, confirming an escalation in enforcement efforts.
- Tuesday, U.S. troops seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela after fighter jets flew over the Gulf of Venezuela, rappelling onto the deck to take control.
- The seizure follows a sanctions campaign targeting PDVSA and the vessel, which had facilitated oil smuggling to Iran, as U.S. officials pressure Nicolás Maduro to weaken his regime soon.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi released footage showing U.S. forces rappelling from helicopters and pointing weapons at sailors; U.S. officials said the ship had prior links to smuggling Iranian oil, with Asia as its reported final destination.
- Venezuela's government called the move an act of international piracy and blatant theft, while analysts warn it escalates U.S.-Venezuela tensions and threatens Venezuelan oil interests and assets abroad.
- U.S. officials say the operation is aimed at exhausting Maduro's military backers, while the administration has acknowledged Central Intelligence Agency covert action and analysts expect continued interdictions.
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On Thursday, the United States moved to one of its ports the Venezuelan oil tanker seized the day before to inspect its oil shipment, in a new chapter of the military campaign that US President Donald Trump’s Administration maintains in the Caribbean in front of Venezuela. “The ship will go to a U.S. port and the United States does intend to seize the oil. However, there is a legal process for the seizure of that oil, and that legal process will…
The seizure of the tanker in front of Venezuela is causing a stir in the US. The government's strategy remains unclear. Is this about Venezuelan oil? Experts expect further escalation. By C. Kühntopp.
Democrats sound the alarm over escalation with Venezuela after US seizes oil tanker
Democrats are sounding alarm bells after the Trump administration seized a Venezuelan oil tanker Wednesday, with lawmakers worrying that the move could lead to increased conflict or even war in the region. The U.S. has been attempting to ratchet up pressure on Caracas in recent months as part of its campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás [...]
The United States is preparing to intercept other ships carrying Venezuelan oil, after having held the first oil this week, declared six family sources with the situation, city of the Reuters press agency, transmitted News.ro. Measure...
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