The United States once again intercepts another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

The United States once again intercepts another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

The US continues its persecution against Venezuela, this time with another oil tanker. This is what Donald Trump’s administration is carrying out this weekend, as reported by the agency. Reuterswhich quotes two US officials.

“The US guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet ship that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion,” the sources initially warned, later confirming that the ship was under court order.

The intercepted vessel, Panamanian flag and linked to the Louis company Marine Shipholding Enterprises, It was known as ‘Bella-1’ and had remained sanctioned since last June 2024 by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Treasury.

One of the reasons given by the office has been that the boat was related to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and that the company had “materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support” for the Iranian force.

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