The US has seized an oil tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it across the Atlantic, according to a social media post from US European Command. Originally called the Bella 1, the tanker was sanctioned by the US in 2024 for operating within a “shadow fleet” of tankers transporting illicit oil. News of the seizure was first reported Wednesday by Reuters, which quoted two sources as saying the operation was being carried out by the Coast Guard and US military. Bondi said crews of other sanctioned tankers would face potential prosecution if they failed to “obey instructions” of the Coast Guard or other federal officials. At a briefing with key lawmakers Monday, Rubio said the US believed Russia could not just claim the tanker, according to a source familiar with the briefing.

The removal of such sanctions would then mean the return of Iranian oil to the world market. However, perhaps as a further indication of Iranian economic mismanagement, and despite this export gain, Iran’s Gross Domestic Product actually shrank by 0.6% in 2025, (Source), further underlining the depressing Iranian economic situation. The preceding analysis notwithstanding, freed from international isolation, Iran might even reclaim its role as a regional economic power, and an international oil exporting power. Indeed, even without Iranian supply, oil markets are anticipating a huge glut in available oil in 2026, leading to expected depressed prices. Overall, the year 2026 starts with an expected glut in the oil market, combined with mass uncertainty, both international and domestic, about the extent of future oil supply.

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A woman shows a painting depicting ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former President Hugo Chavez during a demonstration by supporters in Caracas on Sunday. A highly confidential CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned President Trump of a wider conflict in Venezuela if he were to support the country’s democratic opposition once its president, Nicolás Maduro, was deposed, a person familiar with the matter told The Times. AdvertisementInstead, Trump said his administration was working with Maduro’s handpicked vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has since been named the country’s interim president. The existence of the CIA assessment was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president Monday in a ceremony attended by diplomats from Russia, China and Iran.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, officials said Wednesday, and is removing sanctions to enable the shipping and sale of oil from the South American country to markets worldwide. The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade on sanctioned oil vessels around Venezuela. AdvertisementThen, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revealed that U.S. forces also took control of the tanker Sophia in the Caribbean. AdvertisementSince that raid, officials in Trump’s Republican administration have said that they intend to continue to seize sanctioned vessels connected to the country. “We are enforcing American laws with regards to oil sanctions,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on NBC on Sunday.

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New York —One way to make sense of President Donald Trump’s Venezuela actions is to remember one of the most important questions guiding his administration: Is there an opportunity to profit? By his own telling, Trump’s promise to “run” Venezuela is driven by what he sees as a business opportunity, and what his critics see as plain-and-simple plunder. “The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust,” Trump said during a press conference Saturday after the operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration’s plans for Venezuela beyond that are vague and light on details so far. Like private equity deals, Trump’s move-fast-and-take-the-oil strategy comes with a lot of risk.

By Noah GoldbergLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore admitted Tuesday that his department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered down to shield top brass from scrutiny. The report’s author, LAFD Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook, declined to endorse it because of substantial deletions that altered his findings. Moore’s remarks, on the eve of the first anniversary of the Palisades fire, were the strongest admission yet of missteps by LAFD leaders. The immediate and most pressing crisis is the Palisades After Action Report,” LAFD Assistant Chief Kairi Brown wrote in an email to eight other people. ©2026 Los Angeles Times.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump and his top aides are once again setting their sights on acquiring Greenland, even suggesting the use of military force if necessary. also told reporters he didn’t see military action against Greenland as an option, noting that the leaders of Denmark were “very passionate” about the semi-autonomous territory they own. AdvertisementMajor European allies of the U.S. also said on Tuesday that they would “not stop defending” the values of sovereignty and territorial integrity following Trump’s threats against Greenland. AdvertisementSen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a top Trump ally on Capitol Hill, said he supports efforts to acquire Greenland. AdvertisementSen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said he will introduce a similar resolution aimed at preventing U.S. military action in Greenland.