US seizes banned Venezuelan ship in Atlantic as Trump risks Putin clash - US military confirms second Venezuela-linked vessel intercepted in international waters

FILE: Tankers at the refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Dec. 30, 2021. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, that the United States would impose a blockade on all "sanctioned oil tankers" going to and from Venezuela, in an ...

The U.S. is pursuing a new legal strategy to seize oil tankers transporting black market oil, targeting vessels around Venezuela, The Wall Street

Russia’s oil trade survives through legal loopholes, shell companies, and intermediaries, not tankers alone— making courtrooms a more effective battlefield than risky escalation at sea. The arrest of a senior executive, Adnan Ahmadszada, at Azerbaijan ...