The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of #Venezuela amid a monthslong buildup of military forces surrounding the country, according to news reports and a person familiar with the matter.
The vessel was under U.S. sanctions, according to Bloomberg and people with knowledge of the matter.
It comes after the U.S. has built up military forces around Venezuela for months in a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
USA TODAY
The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of #Venezuela amid a monthslong buildup of military forces surrounding the country, according to news reports and a person familiar with the matter.
The vessel was under U.S. sanctions, according to Bloomberg and people with knowledge of the matter.
It comes after the U.S. has built up military forces around Venezuela for months in a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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