The seizure of the tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil comes amid a large US military build-up in the region, which the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro believes is to force him out.
‘Piracy’: US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela to enforce Trump’s blockade
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Source: theage.com.au
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