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At least 34 U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers with a history of carrying Venezuelan oil are currently at sea in the Caribbean, according to a new analysis obtained by CNBC on Wednesday.

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[–] UsernameHere@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Pam Bondi speaks on behalf of Trump and was quoted in the article:

The tanker, which transported oil from Venezuela and Iran, has been sanctioned by the U.S. for years “due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,”

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 points 14 hours ago

Fucking hell are you just deliberately trying to miss the point or is it an accident?

What they are SAYING is not in line with what they are doing or have said previously.

They never mentioned anything about oil or sanctions until they seized the tanker. Every single utterance has been about drugs.