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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U.S. forces to ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U ...

• Tanker seized: President Donald Trump said the US has taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The seizure was denounced by Venezuela as an “act of international piracy.” • Defense ...