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The U.S. seized the M/T Skipper carrying 1.8 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan crude linked to Iran-backed groups to enforce sanctions and disrupt funding.
- The U.S. seized the tanker M/T Skipper off Venezuela's coast just before a judge's signed warrant expired, according to court documents.
- Venezuela's government denounced the seizure as 'international piracy' and 'blatant theft', labeling it an act of criminal naval piracy.
- FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the seizure reflects the U.S. efforts to impose costs on the governments of Venezuela and Iran.
- The M/T Skipper was used to transport sanctioned oil and recently left Venezuela's main oil port with 1.8 million barrels of crude oil.
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US Seized Tanker Near Venezuela Just as Warrant Was Set to Expire, Court Document Shows
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to expire, according to the document which was unsealed on Friday. The warrant, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui on Nov. 26, gave the Trump administration until Dec. 10, 2025 to seize the vessel. The seizure is the first of a Venezuelan oil cargo amid U.S. sanctions that hav…
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El Mundo CRA U.S. court released the highly censored court order that authorized the seizure by Washington of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a measure that Caracas denounced as an act of “international piracy” and “scared theft.” Unlike the attacks in the high seas against alleged narco-lanches, which have caused nearly 90 deaths since September, this operation, carried out on Wednesday, was accompanied by a confiscation order. The U.S. Coast Gu…
Washington, United States. A U.S. court released the heavily censored court order that authorized the seizure by Washington of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a measure that Caracas denounced as an act of “international piracy” and “scared theft.” Unlike the high seas attacks on alleged narco-lanches, which have caused nearly 90 deaths since September, this operation, carried out on Wednesday, was accompanied by a confiscation order.Th…
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