00:00Welcome back. Donald Trump has warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that it would be smart for him to step down.
00:08The U.S. president also signaled he is prepared to escalate pressure on Caracas after four months of rising tensions.
00:16Trump made the comments as the U.S. Coast Guard continued for a second day to pursue a third oil tanker
00:22described as part of a dark fleet used by Venezuela to evade U.S. sanctions.
00:27He also vowed to keep the first two ships seized by U.S. authorities, along with nearly four million barrels of Venezuelan oil.
00:37Maduro hit back at Trump's latest comments, urging the U.S. president to focus on America's own economic and social problems.
00:44The escalating standoff comes ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting, scheduled later on Tuesday to discuss the crisis.
00:52The session was requested by Venezuela with backing from Russia and China.
00:56The campaign against Venezuela's oil sector also comes amid a major U.S. military buildup in the region.
01:04It has included more than two dozen strikes on alleged drug smuggling vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela and killed more than 100 people.
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