There has been much speculation about the Trump administration’s end goal with Venezuela. Is it really about drugs coming into the United States? Or are they trying to trigger regime change to oust Nicolas Maduro?

The answer is probably the latter. The answer also has to do with a precious natural resource: oil.

Earlier in December, Pam Bondi announced that the U.S. had seized a crude oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Allegedly, the tanker was being used to “transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela to Iran.” (RELATED: With All Eyes On Venezuela, Trump Has Been Raining Hell Down On Ilhan Omar’s Homeland)

Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. For multiple… pic.twitter.com/dNr0oAGl5x

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi)

© The Daily Caller