🚨 Picture a scene straight out of a Netflix thriller: on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, U.S. forces intercepted and seized the largest oil tanker ever off the coast of Venezuela. President Trump confirmed it at a White House event.
🛢️ According to Bloomberg, the operation was a judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel last docked in Venezuela. It was so massive that international oil prices spiked—Brent crude jumped up to 0.8% in London trading.
💥 Tensions have been rising. Trump has recently said the U.S. military will start land strikes against drug traffickers in the Caribbean very soon. Since September, Pentagon strikes have hit at least 22 vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, causing at least 87 casualties aboard.
⚓ Washington now has around a dozen warships in the Caribbean Sea, including the USS Gerald R. Ford, plus about 15,000 troops. It is the biggest U.S. military presence in the region in over three decades.
🚩 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the seizure as an attempt to overthrow his government and expand U.S. influence in Latin America. 🌎
What's next? Keep an eye on oil markets and regional diplomacy. Will this move cool down tensions or spark new ones? Stay tuned. 🔍
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U.S. seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump confirms
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