US seizes another oil tanker off Venezuela (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump has previously accused Caracas of “stealing” Washington’s energy assets
The United States has seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating pressure on Caracas just days after President Donald Trump announced a “total and complete” blockade of unilaterally sanctioned oil shipments.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the raid on Saturday, saying the US Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, apprehended a tanker that had recently docked in Venezuela.
Noem also published a video of the operation in a post on X, claiming that the pre-dawn action targeted the “illicit movement of sanctioned oil” allegedly used to fund “narco-terrorism” in the region.
The seizure took place in international waters and marks the second such interdiction in recent weeks. However, unlike a tanker seized earlier this month, the vessel intercepted this weekend was not itself under US sanctions and was carrying Venezuelan crude bound …