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US forces board second Venezuela‑linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean

globalFebruary 15, 2026
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US forces board second Venezuela‑linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean
Pentagon tracked sanctioned Veronica III from Caribbean Sea after it left Venezuela on day Maduro was capturedUS military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after t

Pentagon tracked sanctioned Veronica III from Caribbean Sea after it left Venezuela on day Maduro was captured

US military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said on Sunday.

Venezuela had faced US sanctions on its oil for several years, relying on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains. Donald Trump ordered a quarantine of sanctioned tankers in December to pressure the president, Nicolás Maduro, before Maduro was apprehended in January during a US military operation.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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