The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela having already seized two over the past fortnight. It's a significant escalation in President Trump's efforts to put pressure on Venezuela's government, which he accuses of using oil money to fund drug-related crime. Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, denies running a narco-state. US President Donald Trump is set to hold a news conference with the U.S Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth later this evening. #unitedstates #venezuela #donaldtrump #oil #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales