US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — U. S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U. S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil. The U. S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s of U...
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