Donald Trump says the US could be running Venezuela and extracting its oil reserves for years. He made the comment during an interview with the New York Times. The US leader's assertion comes after American forces seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in international waters. One of them was sailing under a Russian flag. US officials say the ship, known as the Marinera, is part of a shadow fleet transporting sanctioned oil. US forces intercepted a second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean Sea. Nick Harper reports from Washington DC.

Donald Trump says the US could be running Venezuela and extracting its oil reserves for years. He made the comment during an interview with the New York Times. The US leader's assertion comes after American forces seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in international waters. One of them was sailing under a Russian flag. US officials say the ship, known as the Marinera, is part of a shadow fleet transporting sanctioned oil. US forces intercepted a second tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean Sea. Nick Harper reports from Washington DC.

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