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U.S. Coast Guard ramps up oil tanker interceptions off Venezuelan coast

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

Trump’s pressure on Venezuelan President Maduro mounted Sunday as the Coast Guard went after another oil tanker that U.S. officials accused of helping Venezuela circumvent sanctions. Last week, Trump announced a “total and complete blockade of all sanctioned tankers heading…

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Coast Guard pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt oil sanctions, U.S. official says

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to Venezuelan government.

U.S. forces stop 2nd oil tanker off Venezuelan coast as Trump follows up on 'blockade' promise

By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the U.S. Coast Guard with help from the Defense Department stopped the oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.

Seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new U.S. crackdown on shadow fleet

By Joshua Goodman, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues.

Finland charges officers of Russia-linked ship that damaged undersea cables

By Associated Press

Finnish authorities say they have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia.

Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The two events show the challenges still looming for the world as it tries to mitigate a monthslong campaign by the rebels over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip.

Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized.

Iran oil tanker struck by missiles near Saudi Arabia, officials say

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Iranian state television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red Sea.

Iran releases British oil tanker held since July

By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

The tanker has been held outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas since its July 19 seizure.

Iranian tanker the U.S. tried to seize heads toward Greece

By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press

The vessel left Gibraltar after having been detained for a month in the British overseas territory for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.