United States President Donald Trump announced that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. According to Trump, it is “a big oil tanker, very big, the biggest ever seized”.
Asked about the fate of the oil, the president responded directly: “I think we’re going to keep it.” US Attorney General Pam Bondi explained on social media that the ship was being used to transport sanctioned crude oil from Venezuela and Iran.
The announcement comes in a context of geopolitical tension and control over strategic energy resources, reinforcing the US stance in the region.
Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. For multiple…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@Agpambondi)
