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US Bringing Seized Tanker To Port As Venezuela War Fears Build
An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.
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Sanctions To Military Action, How US-Venezuela Relations Have Worsen
The seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast this week comes after long-standing tensions between Washington and Caracas, starting with US sanctions in 2006 and most recently strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats.
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Putin Spoke To Venezuela's Maduro, Reaffirmed Support Amid US Tensions: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with long-time ally President Nicolas Maduro after the United States seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, the Kremlin said.
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Watch: US Troops' Airborne Raid To Seize Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast
The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, which Caracas deemed a 'blatant theft' amid escalating tensions between the countries.
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Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Off Oman In Retaliation For Earlier US Confiscation
Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the U.S., Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions.
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Iran Seizes Oil Tanker In Gulf Waters, Second In A Week: US Navy
Iran has seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the US Navy said, the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019.
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US Confiscates Iran Oil Cargo On Tanker Amid Tensions: Report
The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm.
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"When The Enemy Saw...": Iran Says US Has Failed To Stop Oil Exports
Iran said on Saturday that US attempts to seize its tankers and oil cargo had failed to stop exports that are subject to sanctions imposed by its arch foe.
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Iran Says It Thwarted US Navy's Attempt To Seize Tanker In Sea Of Oman
Iran said Wednesday it had thwarted an attempt by the US navy to seize a tanker in the Sea of Oman carrying its oil, state television reported.
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US Seizes Tanker Used To Deliver Oil To North Korea
The United States on Friday seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the Justice Department said.
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Iran Warns US Against Oil Tanker Seizure As Ship Leaves Gibraltar
Tehran said on Monday that it has warned Washington against making another attempt to seize an Iranian tanker that has departed Gibraltar despite a US bid to have it detained.
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Iran Oil Tanker Departs After Gibraltar Rejects US Demand
The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel.
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Gibraltar Orders Iranian Tanker Release Despite US Detention Bid
Gibraltar's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favour of releasing an Iranian supertanker seized on suspicion of shipping oil to war-torn Syria in breach of international sanctions, in a blow to the United States which had tried to block the vessel's departure.
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Iran Says It Captured British Oil Tanker; UK Hits Out, Claims 2 Seized
Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return the vessels or face consequences in the latest confrontation to ratchet up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.
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US, UK Will "Regret" Seizing Tanker Off Gibraltar: Iran Revolutionary Guards
Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
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US Bringing Seized Tanker To Port As Venezuela War Fears Build
An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.
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Sanctions To Military Action, How US-Venezuela Relations Have Worsen
The seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast this week comes after long-standing tensions between Washington and Caracas, starting with US sanctions in 2006 and most recently strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats.
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Putin Spoke To Venezuela's Maduro, Reaffirmed Support Amid US Tensions: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with long-time ally President Nicolas Maduro after the United States seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, the Kremlin said.
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Watch: US Troops' Airborne Raid To Seize Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast
The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, which Caracas deemed a 'blatant theft' amid escalating tensions between the countries.
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Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Off Oman In Retaliation For Earlier US Confiscation
Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the U.S., Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions.
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Iran Seizes Oil Tanker In Gulf Waters, Second In A Week: US Navy
Iran has seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the US Navy said, the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019.
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US Confiscates Iran Oil Cargo On Tanker Amid Tensions: Report
The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm.
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"When The Enemy Saw...": Iran Says US Has Failed To Stop Oil Exports
Iran said on Saturday that US attempts to seize its tankers and oil cargo had failed to stop exports that are subject to sanctions imposed by its arch foe.
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Iran Says It Thwarted US Navy's Attempt To Seize Tanker In Sea Of Oman
Iran said Wednesday it had thwarted an attempt by the US navy to seize a tanker in the Sea of Oman carrying its oil, state television reported.
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US Seizes Tanker Used To Deliver Oil To North Korea
The United States on Friday seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the Justice Department said.
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Iran Warns US Against Oil Tanker Seizure As Ship Leaves Gibraltar
Tehran said on Monday that it has warned Washington against making another attempt to seize an Iranian tanker that has departed Gibraltar despite a US bid to have it detained.
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Iran Oil Tanker Departs After Gibraltar Rejects US Demand
The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel.
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Gibraltar Orders Iranian Tanker Release Despite US Detention Bid
Gibraltar's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favour of releasing an Iranian supertanker seized on suspicion of shipping oil to war-torn Syria in breach of international sanctions, in a blow to the United States which had tried to block the vessel's departure.
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Iran Says It Captured British Oil Tanker; UK Hits Out, Claims 2 Seized
Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return the vessels or face consequences in the latest confrontation to ratchet up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.
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US, UK Will "Regret" Seizing Tanker Off Gibraltar: Iran Revolutionary Guards
Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
