The U.S. is preparing to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters Thursday.

U.S. forces have seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.

U.S. forces have taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to a new report.

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Trump announces the U.S. has seized the largest oil tanker ever off Venezuela's coast amid rising tensions with Maduro.

The United States seized an oil tanker near Venezuela amid ongoing tensions between President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela condemns the operation as an act of "international piracy", vowing never to be an "oil colony".

The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.

The US seized an oil tanker, a move that sent oil prices higher and escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.

The United States had 13 combat vessels in the region by November as it piles pressure onto Venezuela’s Maduro

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose government…

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose government…

The U.S. is preparing to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, sources familiar with the matter…

The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".

Further ship seizures could be aimed at tightening the financial screws on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.