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U.S. Forces Board Another Tanker in Expanding Venezuela Oil Crackdown
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US forces have boarded a second oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, expanding their crackdown on tankers carrying sanctioned crude oil from Venezuela, in line with Washington's quarantine efforts.
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United States forces boarded a second oil tanker in a week in the Indian Ocean, claiming it was attempting to escape from what Washington has called a quarantine on tankers carrying sanctioned crude oil from Venezuela. “Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Veronica III without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility,” the U.S. Ministry of War reported on X. “The vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine — hoping to slip away. We tracked it from…
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