Trump's Military Seizes Tanker After Cross-Ocean Pursuit

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USA military forces boarded the Panamanian-flagged tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean following a month-long pursuit from the Caribbean Sea.Donald Trump ordered the operation as part of a maritime quarantine against sanctioned vessels linked to Venezuela and Russia after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.The vessel is the eighth ship intercepted since December under Operation Southern Spear as the USA seeks to control global oil distribution.
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