What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in ...
4 days ago · Experts estimate up to 20 percent of global tankers move oil from Iran, Venezuela and Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions. These ships often disguise their location and file false paperwork.
What we know about US interceptions of oil tankers in Venezuela
3 days ago · By GENEVIEVE GLATSKYPresident Donald Trump’s drive to crack down on vessels moving oil from Venezuela, an escalating part of his pressure campaign against the government of …
US Intercepts Oil Tanker off Venezuelan Coast, Officials Say
5 days ago · Dec 20 (Reuters) - The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed …
U.S. Coast Guard ramps up oil tanker interceptions off ... - PBS
4 days ago · And so what we know basically is that earlier today on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard, with help from the U.S. Navy, tried to interdict a vessel that was sanctioned by the United States and has...
Venezuela latest: US in 'active pursuit' of third vessel off ...
5 days ago · Second interception this weekend: How tensions between the US and Venezuela have escalated View post Watch: What is behind interceptions of tankers carrying Venezuelan oil? View post
The U.S. is interested in Venezuelan oil, but that's not all
Dec 16, 2025 · Tensions between Venezuela and the U.S. have been growing over the past few months. And last Wednesday, the pressure point was oil. The U.S. government seized a tanker it says was …
What we know about US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela - BBC
Dec 11, 2025 · The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.