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Trump Says US Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast #politics
US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that marks a serious escalation of tensions between the two countries.
The US conducted a “judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel” that was last docked in Venezuela, according to a senior Trump administration official.
President Donald Trump confirmed the seizure later on Wednesday. “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela — large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump said at the White House. “And other things are happening.”
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/us-seizes-oil-tanker-off-the-coast-of-venezuela
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Published Dec 11, 2025