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US Intercepts Venezuelan Oil Tanker Amid Sanctions Crackdown
12/24/2025
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- The United States intercepted an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast on December 20, marking the second such operation in under two weeks.
- This action followed U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade against sanctioned oil tankers.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the operation, noting PDVSA's cyberattack is disrupting its operations.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Maduro regime is intolerable.
