Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Donald Trump, called Venezuela’s nationalisation of its oil industry “theft” from the US. Despite international law granting sovereignty over natural resources, Venezuela seized control in 1976 and later nationalised foreign projects in 2007. Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, and has escalated tensions with the Maduro government, including a blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers. The US military has seized vessels near Venezuela under the guise of combating drug trafficking, while Trump aims to pressure Maduro to relinquish control of Venezuela’s oil reserves.
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