US forces storm Venezuelan oil tanker Veronica III in Indian Ocean violating Trump’s quarantine

U.S. forces have intercepted and boarded the sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean, enforcing President Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels. The operation was carried out without incident as Pentagon forces executed a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding. The tanker, linked to illicit Venezuelan and Iranian oil shipments, attempted to evade U.S. sanctions before being stopped. This marks another high-profile move in America’s campaign to curtail shadow fleet oil trade and enforce international sanctions.