Venezuela's Maduro blasts US oil tanker seizure
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The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The move is the latest by President Donald Trump to increase pressure on Venezuela to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the United States.
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Trump administration escalates pressure campaign against Maduro with sanctions on inner circle
The sanctions also target Venezuela’s oil sector because of the central role it plays in financing Maduro’s regime.
US sanctions 3 nephews of Venezuelan President Maduro as Trump further ramps up pressure on South American nation.
The United States imposed sanctions Thursday against relatives of Venezulan leader Nicolas Maduro and six companies shipping the South American country's oil.The move came as the White House said it will bring an oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast to a port in the United States,
The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to expire, according to the document which was unsealed on Friday.