US military says it seized another Venezuela-linked oil tanker

The US military seized the Motor Vessel Sagitta, an oil tanker with links to Venezuela, in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday. This marks the seventh apprehension of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker since the start of a US campaign to control Venezuela's oil flows. US Southern Command stated the seizure was "without incident" and demonstrates the US resolve to enforce the quarantine of sanctioned vessels. The US president has focused on Venezuela, with plans to control its oil resources indefinitely to rebuild the country's oil industry. The seized vessels have either been under US sanctions or part of a "shadow fleet" disguising their origins to move oil from sanctioned producers like Iran, Russia, or Venezuela.