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What we know about the Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker in the waters off Venezuela

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Here & Now Newsroom

December 11, 2025

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the tanker was transporting oil from Venezuela and Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions.

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This segment aired on December 11, 2025.

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