U.S. Coast Guard ramps up oil tanker interceptions off Venezuelan coast
U.S. Coast Guard ramps up oil tanker interceptions off Venezuelan coast  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Sun Dec 21 2025
Description: Trump's pressure on Venezuelan President Maduro mounted Sunday as the Coast Guard went after another oil tanker that U.S. officials accused of helping Venezuela circumvent sanctions. Last week, Trump announced a "total and complete blockade of all sanctioned tankers heading to and from Venezuela." John Yang speaks with Reuters national security correspondent Idrees Ali for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy