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US Seeks to Assert Its Control over Venezuelan Oil with Tanker Seizures and Sales Worldwide

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The Associated Press

11:05 JST, January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.

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