US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions
US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Donald Trump’s sanctions pushThe US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced Thursday.Veronica, a crude oil...
<p>US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Donald Trump’s sanctions push</p><p>The US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced Thursday.</p><p>Veronica, a crude oil tanker <a href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:752873/mmsi:750466000/imo:9256860/vessel:VERONICA">that marine records</a> suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a <a href="https://x.com/Southcom/status/2011798070816612578">post on social media</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/venezuela-oil-tanker-trump-us-seized">Continue reading...</a>
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