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Iran Holds Exercises in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Threatens Military Action
ByAmelia Nierenberg and Sanam Mahoozi February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

The day before nuclear talks were set to resume, Iran conducted live drills in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for oil and gas shipments.

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Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard
ByEric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas December 30, 2025

The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil.

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Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela
ByEdward Wong December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
ByNicholas Nehamas, Tyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Rappeport December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
ByEdward Wong and Nicholas Nehamas December 11, 2025December 13, 2025

The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.

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Iran Releases Tanker It Seized From the Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 19, 2025

The ship had lost contact with its managers while traveling near Iran on its way to Singapore last week. All 21 members of the crew are safe.

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Iran Releases Tanker It Seized From the Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 19, 2025

The ship had lost contact with its managers while traveling near Iran on its way to Singapore last week. All 21 members of the crew are safe.

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Fears Fuel Tanker Was Seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 15, 2025November 15, 2025

The ship, which was flying a Marshall Islands flag, was passing through the Strait of Hormuz when it lost contact with its managers.

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Gaza-Bound Flotilla Struck by Drone in Tunisia, Aid Group Says
ByPranav Baskar and Ephrat Livni September 9, 2025

Officials in Tunisia said there was no evidence of an attack on the ship, which the Global Sumud Flotilla hoped to use to bring humanitarian goods to Gaza.

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