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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — The U.S. military seized a seventh oil tanker suspected of being linked to Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Southern Command said.
"This morning, U.S. military forces, with the support of the Department of Homeland Security, intercepted the motor vessel Sagitta without incident," the command said in a statement.
The military claims that the tanker “operated in violation of President Trump’s quarantine for sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said earlier this month that the United States would not only sell Venezuela's oil reserves but would also permanently control sales of the country's oil production.
US President Donald Trump ordered a "total and complete blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela in mid-December, days after the US military seized the first oil tanker linked to the oil-rich South American country.
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