Cuban foreign ministry called US military action ‘maritime terrorism’ under a policy of ‘economic suffocation’

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

Cuban foreign ministry called US military action ‘maritime terrorism’ under a policy of ‘economic suffocation’

Cuban officials denounce the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Key US politics stories from 13 December 2025