Venezuela: The hijacking of the oil tanker by the US will not go unanswered – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, citing Al-Mayadeen network, the Venezuelan government announced: The hijacking of a ship by the United States will not go unpunished, and Caracas will submit a complaint in this regard to the United Nations Security Council.

According to this report, the Venezuelan government condemned and opposed the theft and hijacking of another private ship that was carrying Venezuelan oil, considering this action as a clear violation of international law and a violation of the country’s national sovereignty.

An American media revealed the nature of the oil tanker seized by the US off the coast of Venezuela.

Bloomberg news agency announced: The ship seized by the United States in the waters near the coast of Venezuela is a giant oil tanker with the flag of Panama, whose ownership goes back to China.

Pete HegstThe US Secretary of War also said: The blockade of oil tankers subject to sanctions to and from Venezuela will continue with full force.

He said: “The Pentagon, in cooperation with the Coast Guard, will carry out decisive maritime surveillance operations to dismantle criminal networks.”

In this regard, US Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome confirmed that the US Coast Guard, with the support of the Pentagon, seized an oil tanker last docked in Venezuela on Saturday.

In order to justify the actions of the United States, which the Venezuelan government interprets as piracy, he claimed: We will continue to pursue the smuggling of oil subject to sanctions, which is the supplier of drug terrorism in the region.