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US seizes two sanctioned oil tankers: 'Ghost fleet' vessels linked to Venezuela raided
Published On 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026
- The United States says it will control sales of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” and decide how the proceeds of those sales are used.
- President Donald Trump said Caracas would hand over between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to Washington.
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