Two U.S. intelligence officials said Venezuelan officials had discussed placing Soviet-era defense systems and armed military personnel on tankers — disguising them as civilians for defense purposes.

US forces have seized a tanker allegedly transporting crude oil from Venezuela and Iran, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noems. Video released by the US Department of Homeland Security showed troops landing on the tanker, identified as the ...

People are asking "why" after President Donald Trump seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on Dec. 10, 2025. The president announced that U.S. forces seized the oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, according to a video from the White House. Trump has been ...

The Coast Guard and other troops boarded the M/T Centuries after it departed Venezuela. It’s the second tanker seized this month. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 20, 2025 8:01 PM EST American forces boarded and seized an oil tanker in the southern ...

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with ...

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries. By Rebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis The United States’ seizure of a ...