US seizes oil tanker 'just hours' after sneaking Venezuelan opposition leader out of country
WSJ.COM
María Corina Machado
SUMMARY

The U.S. seized an oil tanker off Venezuela, escalating pressure on leader Nicolás Maduro. The action occurred shortly after opposition leader María Corina Machado fled the country with U.S. assistance, giving the Trump administration a chance to act more aggressively. This marks the first tanker seizure since Trump ordered a military build-up in the region.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that federal agencies conducted the seizure under a warrant due to the tanker transporting sanctioned oil.

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