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
    12·
    19 hours ago

    The oil was headed to Iran and Russia. That is not up for debate. You’re a fool that is either tricked into or intentionally defending the genocide in Ukraine.

      • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        16 hours ago

        Since you’re spamming this comment I’ll have to copy and paste the response.

        It was headed 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.

        You should read the article.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      21·
      17 hours ago

      I’m not defending shit, I’m just telling you that you’re an idiot if you believe them when they say that’s the reason.

      Also I’ve only seen the claim about the oil going to Russia on here, if it’s indisputable, can you provide your source? Because I just googled it and it says most of Venezuela’s oil goes to China (70-80% of their exports), and the rest goes to India, Cuba and Spain/Italy.

        • demonsword@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          13 hours ago

          The kind of oil extracted in Venezuela is called heavy crude, it’s not easily refined anywhere, needs some kind of special processes. IIRC a lot of it was processed in the USA itself before sanctions took place during the Deranged Orange Man’s first term.