The United States apprehended an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela early Saturday, marking another step in Washington’s escalating pressure campaign against the Maduro regime, US officials said, according to the AFP news agency. “In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated on X. According to The New York Times, citing an unnamed US official and two sources within Venezuela’s oil industry, the tanker flew a Panamanian flag and was carrying Venezuelan crude when it was intercepted in Caribbean waters.
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Published at: 2025-12-20 23:16:14
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