US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions

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Source: theguardian.com
US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions

US Coast Guard boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Trump’s sanctions push

The US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday.

Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records 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 post on social media.

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