WATCH: Tense Footage Shows US Forces Seizing Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

David Gilmour Dec 11th, 2025, 7:02 am

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Dramatic footage released by the Trump administration shows the tense moment U.S. forces boarded and seized a sanctioned oil tanker in choppy waters off the coast of Venezuela.

Attorney General Pam Bondi posted the video on Wednesday night, describing it as a “crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.”

Bondi added that “for multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations.”

The Department of Homeland Security also shared the clip, declaring: “KNOCKOUT. If you threaten our nation, or break the law, t

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