US Seizes Second Oil Tanker Near Venezuela; Caracas Cries Piracy in Escalating Sanctions Fight
The **US Seizes Tanker** – its second in two weeks – near Venezuela’s coast, intensifying its pressure campaign. US forces apprehended the Panama-flagged tanker “Centuries” on Saturday, December 21, 2025, a move that has drawn sharp condemnation from Caracas, which labeled the action “theft and kidnapping.” The US asserted that the tanker was carrying oil…