{"id":307731,"date":"2026-01-08T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-sends-special-forces-to-seize-two-venuzuelan-oil-tankers-with-uks-assistance-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:00:25","slug":"trump-sends-special-forces-to-seize-two-venuzuelan-oil-tankers-with-uks-assistance-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-sends-special-forces-to-seize-two-venuzuelan-oil-tankers-with-uks-assistance-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump sends special forces to seize two Venuzuelan oil tankers, with UK&#8217;s assistance | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pp9DDFi1KVk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump sends special forces to seize two Venuzuelan oil tankers, with UK's assistance | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pp9DDFi1KVk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>British armed forces provided support to a US operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker, the Ministry of Defence said.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the US captured two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in separate operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The UK helped the US capture one of the vessels, The Marinera &#8211; formerly known as Bella\u20111 &#8211; as it travelled north and eastwards through the waters between Iceland and Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>RAF surveillance craft and a naval support vessel, the RFA Tideforce, were among the British military assets that took part in the operation, according to the MoD.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British armed forces provided support to a US operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker, the Ministry of Defence said. 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