Dec 17, 2025

Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

Posted Dec 17, 2025 11:00 AM
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Image from Dept. of Justice video
Image from Dept. of Justice video

(On Dec. 10, 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 years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations.