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United States seizes oil tanker last docked in Venezuela

The United States seized an oil tanker on Saturday that had previously docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on X.

Reuters MIDDLE EAST
Published December 21,2025
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The United ⁠States on Saturday seized an oil ‍tanker that was ‌last ‍docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X.

"The United States will ⁠continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to ‌fund narco terrorism in the region," Noem wrote. The U.S. ‍Coast Guard ‍apprehended the vessel ‍before dawn ⁠with ‍support from the Pentagon, she added.