U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, on January 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s…

