Venezuela's Maduro blasts US oil tanker seizure

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Oil tanker seizure ratchets up pressure on Maduro: Analysis
The U.S. Coast Guard's seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker near the coast of Venezuela dealt a blow to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- an act that could have major economic implications, as Pres...

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US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet
US sanctions Maduro family members and ships it says move Venezuelan oil, a day after seizing tanker
Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday held a second meeting in 17 days with the Venezuelan ambassador to Russia, at a time of mounting pressure by U.S. President Donald Trump for the r...

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Tracking tanker seized in the Caribbean as US sanctions more ships
Venezuela latest: Trump threatens land strikes 'soon' - as US sanctions 'narco nephews'
US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives as Venezuela war fears build
In a dramatic raid this week that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said was aimed at Maduro's "regime," Washington took control of the tanker, with US forces roping down from a helicopter onto ...

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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
Raging Maduro vows to ‘break America’s teeth’ after US seizes Venezuelan ship…as Trump shrugs ‘I assume we keep the oil’

Venezuela, Russia Demand Answers on Tanker Seizure, as Trump Says US Will Keep Oil—Live Updates

Russia and Venezuela has condemned the United States for it seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker this week. Follow Newsweek live.

Venezuela-US tensions spike in wake of seized tanker as Nobel winner vows change

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday promised political change after slipping out of the country in secret to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, as the shock waves intensified from the Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker earlier this week.

Why the US could snatch a Venezuelan tanker — and not under ‘wartime’ authority used in cartel strikes

Trump administration uses sanctions law, not military authority, to seize Venezuelan oil tanker tied to Iran network supporting terrorist groups.
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