US Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast

Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. For multiple… pic.twitter.com/dNr0oAGl5x

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) December 10, 2025

… years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just announced the United States has SEIZED a tanker ship off the coast of Venezuela

“It’s the largest one ever seized… and now other things are happening.”

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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 10, 2025