Venezuela accuses US of 'piracy' after it seizes oil tanker

The US attorney general says the sanctioned tanker was part of "an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organisations" but the Venezuelan government said the operation "constitutes a blatant theft".

Thursday 11 December 2025 06:35, UK

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After months of US strikes on what it says are drug boats, and a build up of military power in the region, an oil tanker has been seized by American troops off the Venezuelan coast.
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