Last updated: 2026-01-10 09:35:20 ET
U.S. forces boarded a tanker known as Olina in ongoing campaign against vessels evading Venezuela sanctions blockade, the U.S. Southern Command said.
The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of May 2025.
Infrastructure and economic rebuilding hinges on the U.S. lifting sanctions.
The seized ship, now named Marinera, is just one that Russia has reflagged to join its "dark" fleet.
The U.S. will ease sanctions against Venezuela in exchange for continued shipments of oil.
US officials have a warrant to seize the Russian-flagged ship accused of breaking sanctions.
Venezuela's new interim president Delcy Rodríguez represents continuity of Maduro's regime, according to a former official as the 56-year-o...
