U.S. seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump’s meeting with Machado

U.S. seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump’s meeting with Machado


This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command on Thursday, shows what the U.S. military says is a pre-dawn Jan. 15 action to apprehend the Tanker Veronica in the Caribbean Sea.

The United States has seized another ‍Venezuela-linked tanker, ​U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

The seizure marks the sixth vessel targeted since mid-December that was either carrying Venezuelan oil or had done so in the past. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the seizure took place in the ⁠Caribbean.

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