The South American nation's output has plummeted and restoring its former glory would be a heavy lift.

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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.

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".

We look at what is behind the deployment of a large US military force to within striking distance of Venezuela.

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 South American nation's output has plummeted and restoring its former glory would be a heavy lift.

Editorial: The US is ramping up the pressure on Nicolás Maduro with a tanker seizure and expanded sanctions following threats and boat strikes