Venezuela accuses US of ‘blatant theft’ after oil tanker seizure
This combination of pictures created on August 08, 2025 shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (L) in Caracas on January 10, 2025, and US President Donald Trump (R) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. US President Donald Trump warned on November 29, 2025 that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. (Photos: AFP)
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December 10, 2025

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blatant theft’ after oil tanker seizure

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Caracas on Wednesday accused Washington of “blatant theft” after United States (US) President Donald Trump announced the seizure of a large oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.

Venezuela “strongly denounces and condemns what constitutes blatant theft and an act of international piracy, publicly announced by the President of the United States,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

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