The U.S. seized a 20-year-old oil tanker called The Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, three sources familiar ...
U.S. forces seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, President Donald Trump announced, signaling a major escalation with Caracas as ...
The U.S. seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast after a monthslong buildup of military forces in the region.
The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of ...
Venezuela condemns U.S. seizure of oil tanker as "blatant theft" after joint operation targets sanctioned vessel carrying ...
The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s ...
The Trump administration plans to hold the oil tanker it seized in waters near Venezuela at an American port in Texas but ...
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his ...
Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the ...
The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, a move that sent oil ...
The seizure marks a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro government.
In December 2025, the U.S. did seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela — just not the one shown in viral posts.