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US forces board sanctioned tanker after globe-spanning pursuit

US military forces have boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, marking a major escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to enforce an oil quarantine on Venezuela and seize vessels accused of evading sanctions.

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