U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released images this Wednesday of the seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast, an action that is part of Washington’s military escalation and the Venezuelan government’s accusations of aggression in the Caribbean Sea.
The U.S. official justified the action as a seizure order for transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. She reported that the operation was carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Defense.
In this context, the U.S. Attorney General released a 45-second video on social media showing U.S. helicopters and troops boarding the vessel. The uniformed personnel then entered different areas of the ship, pointing their weapons.
President Donald Trump confirmed the action, declaring: “We just seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. A big tanker, a very big tanker,” and added: “The biggest tanker that has ever been seen. And there are other things happening that you will see later,” without providing further details.
“Well, we’ll kept it, I guess,” the president stated after being asked by reporters about the fate of the crude oil.
This operation, off the coast of the South American nation, aligns with the constant denunciations from most countries in the region regarding Washington’s militarization and aggression in the Caribbean.
Earlier, Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated that her country is “not intimidated” by the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean. During the People’s Assembly for Sovereignty and Peace in Our America, Rodríguez denounced Washington’s use of “military violence and economic aggression” to control the region, seeking to reimpose the Monroe Doctrine, which is incompatible with Bolivarianism.
U.S. civil rights groups, such as the Center for Constitutional Rights and the ACLU, sued the Trump administration for the “legal justification” of attacks in the Caribbean that have left 87 people dead since September.
IMAGE CREDIT: U.S. Attorney General released a 45-second video on the social network X, showing US helicopters and troops boarding the vessel. Photo: @AGPamBondi / Screenshot
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
