Venezuela rechazó interceptación de buque petrolero por parte de Estados Unidos
El Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro rechazó este sábado el que calificó de “robo y secuestro” por parte de Estados Unidos de “un nuevo buque privado” que transportaba crudo venezolano, el segundo petrolero confiscado en menos de dos semanas por el país norteamericano en el mar Caribe, donde mantiene un despliegue militar.
TL;DR
- Venezuela's government denounces the U.S. seizure of a private oil tanker transporting Venezuelan crude as "piracy" and "kidnapping."
- This is the second oil tanker confiscated by the U.S. in the Caribbean in under two weeks.
- Venezuela vows to take international legal action, including reporting the incident to the UN Security Council.
- The U.S. confirmed intercepting the tanker, stating it aims to stop the illicit movement of sanctioned oil used for "narco-terrorism."
- Reports indicate the seized tanker, named Centuries, belongs to a Chinese company and was not on the U.S. list of sanctioned tankers.
- Iran has offered cooperation to Venezuela to counter U.S. "piracy and international terrorism."
- Venezuela requested an urgent meeting with the UN Security Council to discuss the situation.