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The U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela, escalating tensions as President Trump signals tougher action against Maduro while Caracas accuses Washington of “piracy”.

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00:00The United States has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela,
00:06a move President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday.
00:08This marks the first time ever the administration has intercepted a Venezuela-linked oil cargo
00:14under sanctions imposed in 2019.
00:19The Venezuelan government immediately condemned the operation as blatant theft and international piracy,
00:25vowing to take the case to global institutions.
00:27It also comes as Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of military action
00:33against President Nicolas Maduro's government.
00:36U.S. officials said the operation, involving the FBI, Homeland Security, the Coast Guard
00:42and military support, targeted a tanker accused of moving sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.
00:48Maritime security groups identified the ship as the VLCC skipper,
00:52sanctioned for its role in Iranian oil trading.
00:55The seizure comes as Maduro accuses the U.S. of seeking to overthrow him
01:00and control the country's vast oil reserves.
01:03The escalation also coincides with Trump's new foreign policy strategy,
01:07which centers on reasserting U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
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