{"id":304210,"date":"2025-12-22T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-pursuing-third-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-as-military-build-up-continues-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T00:00:06","slug":"us-pursuing-third-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-as-military-build-up-continues-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-pursuing-third-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-as-military-build-up-continues-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US pursuing third oil tanker off Venezuela as military build-up continues | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h9ACjFqrHzY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US pursuing third oil tanker off Venezuela as military build-up continues | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9ACjFqrHzY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The United States Coast Guard is in &quot;active pursuit&quot; of an oil tanker sailing in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, according to US officials.   It follows the seizure of two other tankers by the US in recent days. <\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has ordered a &quot;blockade&quot; of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving the country, accusing Venezuela of using oil revenue to fund drug-related crime and terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>A US official said the latest ship being targeted was part of a &quot;sanctioned dark fleet that is part of Venezuela&#8217;s illegal sanctions evasion\u201d and said it is \u201cflying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela has described the seizures as theft, kidnapping and piracy and accuses the Trump administration of seeking to overthrow its president Nicolas Maduro. <\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks the US has been building up its military presence in the Caribbean Sea, with growing speculation that the Trump administration could launch a direct military attack on Venezuela.   <\/p>\n<p>The US has also been carrying out a series of air strikes on boats it accuses of smuggling drugs from Venezuela, killing around 100 people. <\/p>\n<p>Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Coast Guard is in &quot;active pursuit&quot; of an oil tanker sailing in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, according to US officials. 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