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The United States has seized a heavily sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, escalating pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government. President Donald Trump confirmed the operation, calling the ship one of the largest ever taken. US authorities say the vessel—named the Skipper and previously sanctioned for aiding illicit oil networks tied to Hezbollah and Iran’s IRGC—was en route to Cuba and ultimately Asia. A video released by Attorney General Pam Bondi shows US forces boarding the tanker in international waters without casualties. Venezuela condemned the move as “international piracy” and vowed to contest it globally. The seizure comes as opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives in Oslo after defying a travel ban.
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