U.S. Military Escalates Enforcement Against Oil Smugglers Defying Caribbean Blockade

In a bold demonstration of America First enforcement, the U.S. Department of War announced the interception and boarding of a third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean accused of violating the embargo established to choke illicit oil flows supporting Venezuela and Cuba. The vessel, named Bertha (flying Cook Islands flag), attempted to skirt a maritime quarantine instituted by former President Trump targeting sanctioned tankers operating in the Caribbean—a critical choke point for authoritarian regimes hostile to U.S. freedom and security. The Pentagon’s report confirms that during nighttime operations, U.S. forces conducted unambiguous maritime interdiction and boarding actions under Indo-Pacific Command...