U.S. Seizes Third Venezuelan Oil Tanker in "Dark Fleet" Crackdown

The United States has intensified its campaign against Venezuelan oil shipments, now pursuing a third sanctioned tanker in the Caribbean. For a second day, the U.S. Coast Guard chased a vessel near Venezuela. U.S. officials call it part of a "dark fleet" used to evade American sanctions. On Monday night, President Donald Trump stated the broader U.S. goal. He said Washington would continue its multi-pronged campaign and would keep both the seized oil and the ships themselves. The pressure on Venezuela's oil exports is now described as being "at a fever pitch."