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.

  • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.ukEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    The sanctions have been in place for years.

    America hasn’t enforced them.

    When America started attacking Venezuela it was because of drugs.

    Now Trump has admitted it is about oil. Thats it. There’s no conspiracy, Trump either lied originally or he has no fucking clue what hes doing or why.

    He hasn’t even mentioned sanctions either.

    • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      Pam Bondi speaks on behalf of Trump and was quoted in 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,”

      • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.ukEnglish
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        16 hours ago

        Fucking hell are you just deliberately trying to miss the point or is it an accident?

        What they are SAYING is not in line with what they are doing or have said previously.

        They never mentioned anything about oil or sanctions until they seized the tanker. Every single utterance has been about drugs.