STORY: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday (December 10) that the United States had executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

"For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations," Bondi said on X, adding that the seizure took place off the coast of Venezuela.

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VIDEO SHOWS: POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE BY U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI / FOOTAGE OF SEIZURE TO CRUDE OIL TANKER

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SHOWS: AT SEA (RELEASED DECEMBER 10, 2025) (U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI VIA X - No Resale / No Archive) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWING APPARENT SEIZURE OF VENEZUELAN CRUDE OIL TANKER

INTERNET (DECEMBER 10, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all) (MUTE)

2. POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE X BY U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI, READING (English): “Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.”

AT SEA (RELEASED DECEMBER 10, 2025) (U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI VIA X - No Resale / No Archive) (MUTE)

3. VARIOUS OF VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWING APPARENT SEIZURE OF VENEZUELAN CRUDE OIL TANKER