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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Trump blockade

The Pentagon said it tracked, boarded then shut down an oil tanker it said violated Donald Trump's blockade of the Caribbean.

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16 February, 2026
Oil tankers are seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port
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US forces seizes seventh tanker linked to Venezuela

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21 January, 2026
Oil tankers are seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port
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US seizes Venezuela-linked tankers including one Russian-flagged

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07 January, 2026
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US imposes sanctions on 29 tankers carrying Iranian oil

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18 December, 2025
Iran regularly seizes tankers suspected of smuggling fuel [Getty]
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Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

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12 December, 2025
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UAE evacuates 24 from tanker after collision near Hormuz Strait

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 June, 2025
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Nine rescued, one dead after oil tanker capsizes off Oman

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2024
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Iran summons Swiss envoy over US seizure of crude oil

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 August, 2023
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US beefs up Gulf deployment over Iran oil tanker threat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 August, 2023
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Oil from doomed tanker off Yemen coast has been transferred

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 August, 2023
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Big risks in oil transfer from rusting Yemen tanker: Greenpeace

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 July, 2023
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Iran warns against unloading Iranian oil from seized tanker

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 July, 2023
The FSO Safer has been stranded off the coast of Yemen for years [Getty]
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'Risk is high': ship arrives to pump oil from Yemen tanker

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 July, 2023
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Iran seizes tanker with 900 tons of 'smuggled fuel'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 July, 2023
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Oil transfer from abandoned Yemen tanker to 'start soon': UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 June, 2023
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UN short $24 mn for operation to prevent Yemen oil disaster

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2023
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Iran forces seize second oil tanker in six days: US Navy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 May, 2023
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Cost new obstacle to oil transfer from Yemen tanker, UN says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 January, 2023
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Western officials in talks with Turkey over oil tanker delays

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 December, 2022
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Israel, Iran trade blame over tanker blast off Oman coast

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 November, 2022
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Oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 November, 2022