# Venezuela Calls US Oil Tanker Seizure “Piracy” as Trump Says US Will Keep Oil

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/venezuela-says-us-oil-tanker-seizure-is-piracy-as-trump-says-us-will-keep-oil/
- Published: 2025-12-12T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Trump. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Sharon Zhang. Truthout – December 11, 2025. The Venezuelan government has condemned the U.S.’s seizure of an oil tanker off its coast as “piracy,” as President Donald Trump says that the U.S. is keeping the oil. In a statement, the Venezuelan government said the seizure “constitutes a blatant theft and an act of international piracy.” It added that the move shows that the U.S.’s recent aggression “has always been about our natural resources, our oil, our energy, the resources that belong exclusively to the Venezuelan people.” […] Click here to view original web page at www.truthout.org Video: U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker as Anti-Maduro Campaign Escalates – Democracy Now! Related articles: U.S. intends to seize oil from tanker captured near Venezuela, White House says – NBC News Russia demands Trump administration provide reasoning for seizure of oil tanker – The Hill US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast, Trump says – USA Today