White House says US intends to keep seized tanker's oil, hits Maduro family with new sanctions

The vessel, known as "The Skipper," was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard and other U.S. agencies on Wednesday. It was ...

Why is Trump threatening Venezuela? What to know after tanker seized.

Trump is continuing to ratchet up pressure on Venezuela, after US military forces seized an oil tanker off the country's ...

U.S. intends to seize oil from tanker captured near Venezuela, White House says

The administration has said the tanker is used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Leavitt called it “a sanctioned shadow vessel, known for carrying black market sanctioned oil” to ...