A U.S. court on Friday released a heavily redacted warrant authorizing the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuelaโs coast, a move Caracas denounced as โinternational piracyโ and โblatant theft.โ
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has been piling pressure on Venezuela for months, with a major naval buildup in the region accompanied by deadly strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats that have killed nearly 90 people.
In a dramatic raid on Wednesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said was aimed at Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's "regime,"
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