Venezuela called the seizure of the oil tanker by the United States as piracy – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Al-Masirah, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the recent action of the United States in detaining an oil tanker in the waters of the Caribbean Sea and interpreted it as piracy.

The ministry asked the international community to oppose this behavior of the United States as a pressure lever.

In this regard, “Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President of Venezuela A Lam said that “today the masks have been removed and the obvious truth and the real goal of America has been determined, which is the acquisition of Venezuelan oil.”

He emphasized that Washington is after “illegally stealing Venezuelan oil without paying any price”.

The vice president of Venezuela stated that this action is a clear violation of international law, which entails legal responsibility, and emphasized that his country will refer to all international institutions and forums to expose America’s open theft.

Rodríguez added that Venezuela will act with “national unity” to defend its resources and wealth.

In the end, he emphasized: defending our assets is a sovereign right and Venezuela will win regardless of any challenge.

Bloomberg news agency announced on Wednesday night that American forces seized an oil tanker under the pretext that it was under sanctions are.

After that, US President Donald Trump confirmed this action and said that Washington will soon publish pictures of the seizure of this oil tanker.