The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three US officials said on Saturday, a move that comes just days after US President Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
This would mark the second time in recent weeks that the United States has seized a tanker near Venezuela and comes amid a large US military build-up in the region.
The officials, who were speaking on the...
US seizes another vessel off Venezuelan coast
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Source: scmp.com

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