Just hours ago, Homeland Security Secretary Christy Gnome confirmed that the US Coast Guard, backed by the Department of Defense, boarded and seized an oil tanker that had last docked in Venezuela. This is now the second time this month that the US has taken action against a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude crude bound for Asia. The move comes after Trump designated Venezuela a foreign terrorist organization on Tuesday and formerly ordered a blockade of all US sanctioned oil tankers servicing that country.J ...

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We begin with the Trump administration's dramatic escalation with Venezuela and the Nicholas Maduro regime, seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, sanctioning six additional tankers, and threatening more action amid a surge in military assets to the region. Attorney General Pam Bondi releasing this video showing members of the Coast Guard repelling from a helicopter onto the seas tanker and moving throughout the vessel with their weapons drawn. In her post, Bondi said the oil tanker was sanctione ...

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US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says https://t.co/CYiGKbfaRi ...

As you probably know, we've just uh seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually. And uh other things are happening.So you'll be seeing that later and you'll be talking about that later with some other people. ...

We've just uh seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually. And uh other things are happening.So you'll be seeing that later and you'll be talking about that later with some other people. >> All right, that's some breaking news right there. The president uh is ramping up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, saying they've seized an oil tanker.Uh joining us, New York Times chief White House correspondent and MS Now contributor Peter Ba ...