Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday asked the United Nations to act to avoid bloodshed in Venezuela, while other countries expressed concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's recent blockade announcement.

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The president said in a Truth Social post Venezuela should return those assets to the U.S. and declared an oil tanker blockade.

Venezuela complained to the United Nations Security Council over the US seizure of an oil tanker calling it "state-sponsored piracy" and the "illegitimate use of military force against a private vessel.

Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media report "absurd and false." Cuba vice foreign minister Josefina Vidal told the Associated Press on Monday that those alleged discussions,

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The United States is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following after a tanker was seized this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The US has reported carrying out 13 strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing more than 60 people, according to the US secretary of defense

Speaking at her morning press conference, Sheinbaum also called on the United Nations to assume its "role" and prevent bloodshed in Venezuela.