US coast guard in pursuit of another oil tanker near Venezuela

The US is pursuing a sanctioned tanker near Venezuela as the Trump administration intensifies its blockade, raising fears of oil disruption and geopolitical escalation. People bathe in the sea near an oil tanker anchored off the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, as President Trump enforces sanctions and naval blockades under the banner of combating drug cartels. Source: Getty / Jesus Vargas The US Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials said on Sunday, in what would be the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than two weeks if…