U.S. boards second sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela oil in Indian Ocean

U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III, a Panamanian-flagged tanker sanctioned over Iran and tied to illicit Venezuelan oil, after tracking it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean as part of a broader push to curb sanctioned oil shipments; the operation follows last week’s boarding of Aquila II, and the Pentagon did not confirm whether Veronica III was seized. The effort is part of the Trump administration’s broader campaign to quarantine and seize tankers linked to Venezuela.