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United States Intercepts Chinese-Owned Tanker Following Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Order

The second such seizure follows a Trump administration directive imposing a strict blockade on sanctioned oil vessels traveling to and from the country.

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Swimmers take to the sea as an oil tanker remains anchored outside a refinery at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on December 18, 2025. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images
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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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