Venezuela accuses US of 'piracy' after seizing massive oil tanker

Venezuela has accused the U.S. of "international piracy" after the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast on Wednesday. The Venezuelan government condemned the seizure as theft and a violation of its sovereignty. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated the seizure was a joint operation by multiple federal agencies, executing a warrant for a tanker allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. The U.S. claims the tanker has been sanctioned for years due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. President Trump announced the seizure, stating it was the largest ever and that the U.S. would likely keep the oil.

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