Venezuela accuses the U.S. of international PIRACY following tanker seizure Caracas condemned the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker (“The Skipper”) by U.S. forces as an illegal theft of national resources, framing it as part of Washington’s agenda to plunder Venezuela’s oil reserves. The Trump administration defended the operation, claiming it targeted illicit oil networks linked to terrorist organizations. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted footage of armed operatives storming the vessel, while Trump boasted it was the “largest seizure ever” and implied the U.S. would keep the confiscated oil. The incident exacerbates years of hostility, with U.S. sanctions and regime-change efforts…

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