U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Amid Venezuela Tensions
TL;DR
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted an oil tanker leaving Venezuela following President Trump's order to enforce a complete blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the country, as part of increased pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government.
- U.S. apprehends another oil tanker amid Trump’s Venezuela blockade The Washington Post
- Spit and Sulfur: How Venezuela Went From U.S. Ally to Trump Target The New York Times
- Exclusive: US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, officials say Reuters
- Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets. Here’s the history. The Washington Post
- Maduro tests Trump with "Plan B" oil tanker strategy Axios
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