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US Foreign Policy · United StatesThe U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. U.S. European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of U.S. sanctions” in a social medial post. The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade on sanctioned oil vessels around Venezuela.See the Story
U.S. seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela, one Russian-flagged, in Atlantic and Caribbean
47% Center coverage: 324 sources
US Foreign Policy · United StatesThe U.S. Coast Guard boarded a fifth oil tanker early Friday morning and continued to eye other vessels trying to evade the U.S. blockade on sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, according to U.S. officials. See the Story
U.S. Forces Board Fifth Tanker in Campaign to Track Down Venezuelan Oil
57% Center coverage: 197 sources
BRICS · South AfricaChina, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to "ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities". BRICS Plus is an expansion of a geopolitical bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - and seen by members as a counterweight to U.S. and Western economic dominance - to include six other countries.See the Story
China, Russia, Iran start 'BRICS Plus' naval exercises in South African waters
49% Center coverage: 83 sources
