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US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (14 children)

I hate trump as anyone else here but reading into this it looks like an absolutely legal and normal procedure?

The ship in question named Skipper was already sanctioned since 2022 for transporting Iranian oil to fund Hezbolah. So minus conflict escalation with Venezuela this seems like a good thing? Hezbolah is an incredibly evil terrorist organization and cutting off it's funding is good.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sanctioned by the US. This means the ship is free to trade with other countries. It wasn't heading to the US. This is an illegal act.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not how these types sanctions work though. It's much more broad than "you can't pass our waters" and it's perfectly legal to board sanctioned ships in international waters.

AFAIK this is legal though I care much more about ethics than legalities as citizen of neither of these countries.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Unless it’s by the state it was registered in, it is not legal to do so, except in cases of piracy, slave transport, or when the ship is stateless.

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