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Venezuela calls oil tanker seizure international piracy

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President Donald Trump says US forces have seized the largest oil tanker ever intercepted off Venezuela’s coast, escalating Washington’s maritime campaign against vessels it claims support Nicolás Maduro or drug smuggling operations. Venezuela's government has accused the US of theft and international piracy. It has previously said it believes the United States is trying to depose President Maduro.

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