In December 2025, the U.S. did seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela — just not the one shown in viral posts.
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a "serious escalation" of hostilities between the two ...
US officials are reportedly preparing to storm and seize more tankers transporting Venezuelan oil to put pressure on dictator ...
President Trump is ratcheting up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, targeting his financial lifeline by ...
The cost of shipping oil is likely to remain high in the first half of 2026 as the global fleet ages and a rising number of vessels are hit with Western sanctions, shipping sources say, though rates ...