U.S. Seizes Massive Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Venezuela, Crushing Illicit Iran–Venezuela Smuggling Network
In a dramatic escalation of U.S. pressure on hostile regimes, federal forces intercepted and seized a massive crude-oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela—one of the largest ever captured. President Trump confirmed the operation from the White House, calling it a major blow to an international smuggling network that moved sanctioned oil from both Venezuela and Iran to fund foreign terrorist organizations.



