The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.

"We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening," said Trump, who has been pressuring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Asked what would happen with the oil, Trump said: "We keep it, I guess."

Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. This incident was the first known action against an oil tanker since he ordered a massive military build-up in the region. The U.S. has carried out strikes against suspected drug vessels, which raised concerns among lawmakers and legal experts.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that the FBI, Homeland Security and Coast Guard, along with support from the U.S. military, carried out a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

A 45-second video posted by Bondi showed two helicopters approaching a vessel and armed individuals in camouflage rappelling onto it.

Trump administration officials did not name the vessel. British maritime risk management group Vanguard said the tanker Skipper was believed to have been seized off Venezuela early on Wednesday. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the tanker for what Washington said was involvement in Iranian oil trading when it was called the Adisa.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trum...say-2025-12-10/

Now if another nation try tis on its neighbors....

USA seize legal merchant ship at international water

and no condemnation

damn son

If china do how?

Kriiiikkkkk kriiiikkkkk......

Captain America do, sure ngam 1 mah...hahahah

AMDK will be blind to this

They will keep on saying China worse

The tanker, known as the Skipper (formerly the Adisa), was seized because it had been previously sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022 for its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network.
The sanctions were specifically imposed because the network was accused of:
Smuggling Iranian oil: The network used a "shadow fleet" of tankers to smuggle crude oil on behalf of Iran.

G say above.

TrumpeT is instilling Democracy into Velusweetla

Thank You Trump.
Now China also can seize LNG Tank to Taiwan also.

All they simply declare simply enforce simply do
Other country do ...

yes CN can seize all/any ships in with her 9 dash line in SC sea

pirates

last week Iran also seize a tanker what

and Houti also did same....

those got balls can do

I think Captain America just doing the pushing and "come punch me la punch me la" move then cari alasan to invade

Is it really the largest tanker ever? Or largest tanker seizure? Or is trump just BS'ing?

False flag for Venezuela oil...

Why Venezuela wants to get involved w Iran's oil... should stay away from it

Cukup US cheap oil soon....

where are all the amdk inbreds, time to praise and worship your lord Trump successful mission

More pirate than the somali.