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SABOTAGE AT SEA: Trump’s "Shadow Navy" Intimidates Venezuelan Tanker in High-Stakes Oil Heist

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A GLOBAL CRISIS is unfolding in the Caribbean, as a SHADOW WAR erupts between the United States and the rogue Maduro regime. In a DRAMATIC high-seas chase, U.S. Coast Guard cutters are hunting a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker—a “DARK FLEET” vessel flying a FALSE FLAG in a blatant act of international deception. This isn’t just enforcement; it’s a NAVAL SIEGE ordered directly from the top, as President Trump unleashes an unprecedented blockade to CRUSH Venezuela’s economic lifeline.

“We are in ACTIVE PURSUIT of this criminal vessel,” a U.S. official declared, revealing the tanker is under a judicial seizure order. This high-stakes gambit risks a DIRECT CONFRONTATION with Maduro’s narco-state allies, including Russia and Iran, who are bankrolled by this illicit oil. The chilling reality? This is a PROXY BATTLE on America’s doorstep, and the Coast Guard is on the frontline against a fleet of phantom ships fueling global tyranny.

SECOND TANKER SEIZED NEAR VENEZUELA AS US ENFORCES OIL BLOCKADE

FILE – An oil tanker is seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port.  (Jose Bula Urrutia/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

While officials hide behind anonymity, the MESSAGE is clear: Washington is now authorizing intercepts by ANY MEANS NECESSARY—a silent, hovering threat from the skies and seas. This is a DRASTIC escalation that could spark an uncontrollable chain reaction. Every barrel seized is a blow against Maduro’s dictatorship, but at what cost? The rules of engagement have been SHREDDED, setting a terrifying precedent for economic warfare on the open ocean.

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The identity of the rogue ship remains a ghost in the system, a perfect symbol of the SHADOW ECONOMY that now dictates global conflict. As we watch this real-time naval thriller unfold, one must ask: are we witnessing the enforcement of law, or the first shots in a new, undeclared war where the waves hide the truth?

Reuters contributed to this report.



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