On December 11th local time, Venezuelan President Maduro strongly condemned the United States' seizure of oil tankers in the waters near Venezuela, stating that this move has opened up a "new era of criminal piracy in the Caribbean Sea".

On December 11th local time, Venezuelan President Maduro strongly condemned the United States' seizure of oil tankers in the waters near Venezuela, stating that this move has opened up a "new era of criminal piracy in the Caribbean Sea".