US Seizes Two More Tankers in Venezuela Campaign

WATCH: US forces seized two more sanctioned oil tankers, the M/V Bella 1 and the M/T Sophia.Source: Bloomberg

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By Ellen Milligan, Alex Wickham, and Weilun Soon

January 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM UTC

Corrected

January 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM UTC

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US forces seized two more sanctioned oil tankers as part of its energy quarantine of Venezuela, signaling that the Trump administration will ratchet up its pressure campaign days after capturing President Nicolas Maduro.