Iran has seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guard naval forces captured the vessel, which was carrying some 25,000 barrels of smuggled fuel, according to a report Friday by the official IRNA news agency....
At least two oil tankers have reportedly arrived in Venezuela in recent days, with other vessels navigating toward the Venezuelan coast, despite the Trump administration’s blockade.
Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks ... The pursuit stems from Trump’s order of a “blockade” on sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers.
The US’s chase of the runaway Venezuelan tanker began on Dec ... The oil tanker was approaching the country, reportedly empty and intending to load Venezuelan crude, when a U.S ... The tanker’s crew defied the command.