One of the tankers, Skipper, was seized by American forces in the Caribbean last week in a sharp escalation by the Trump administration.

At least 34 U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers with a history of carrying Venezuelan oil are currently at sea in the Caribbean, according to a new analysis obtained by CNBC on Wednesday.

  • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    The oil tankers from Venezuela were going to Russia and Iran illegallly after Russia and Iran were sanctioned for the invasion of Ukraine.

    Venezuela is trying to supply black market oil to the countries invading Ukraine.

    The US intercepted that illegal oil.

    • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
      11·
      6 hours ago

      So, if I got it right, Venezuela is supplying Russia and Iran, both huge oil producers and exporters, with unrefined oil?

      • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 hours ago

        It was head to Cuba when it was captured. It had already transported oil to Iran. From the article:

        The tanker, which transported oil from Venezuela and Iran, has been sanctioned by the U.S. for years “due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,”

        This ship was sanctioned years ago under Biden not Trump.