The United States seized its sixth Venezuelan oil tanker despite marked improvements in Washington’s relationship with acting President Delcy Rodriguez.
U.S. Marines and sailors seized the oil tanker Veronica in the early hours of Thursday, U.S. Southern Command confirmed. The seizure was part of Operation Southern Spear, and occurred “without incident.”
“The Veronica is the latest tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, proving the effectiveness of Operation Southern Spear yet again,” SOUTHCOM’s X account said in a statement.
“The only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully. The @DeptofWar, in coordination with interagency partners, will defend our homeland by ending illicit activity and restoring security in the Western Hemisphere,” it concluded.
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