U.S. Military Intensifies Crackdown on Venezuelan Oil Smuggling Amid Global Strategic Stakes

In a clear display of America’s resolve to protect its interests and uphold lawful international trade, U.S. forces have seized a seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuela’s sanctioned oil industry. The recent capture of the Motor Vessel Sagitta marks another critical step in the effort to deny illicit oil revenues from bolstering authoritarian regimes hostile to American values and security. The U.S. Southern Command reported that forces boarded the Sagitta "without incident," underscoring disciplined enforcement of President Trump’s established quarantine aimed at vessels defying lawful sanctions in the Caribbean. This action is not merely a tactical seizure but part of...