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US Intercepts Fifth Sanctioned Tanker as It Exerts Control over Venezuelan Oil Distribution

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The Associated Press

10:33 JST, January 10, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela as part of a broader effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.

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