The Pentagon announced a successful operation to seize the tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean. The vessel, sailing under the Panamanian flag, had been tracked by U.S. services since it left Venezuela in early January. According to Washington, the ship was carrying nearly two million barrels of crude oil in violation of sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump. The operation, conducted by forces under the Indo-Pacific Command, proceeded without incident and aims to tighten the energy blockade.
The U.S. armed forces conducted a spectacular operation in the waters of the Indian Ocean, seizing the tanker Veronica III. The U.S. Department of Defense announced on social media that the vessel was stopped near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on Saturday night into Sunday. The ship, carrying approximately 2 million barrels of crude oil and fuel oil, was tracked for thousands of kilometers – from the Caribbean Sea, across the Atlantic, to Asian waters. According to the Pentagon, the vessel attempted to evade the energy blockade imposed by Donald Trump against the regime in Venezuela. <przypis title=