Trump's Venezuela Tanker Crackdown Goes Global With Indian Ocean Interdiction

U.S. forces boarded the crude tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean, the Department of War disclosed on X early Monday. Officials accuse the vessel of violating Washington's quarantine on sanctioned tankers moving to or from Venezuela.

"When the @DeptofWar says quarantine, we mean it. Nothing will stop DoW from defending our Homeland — even in oceans halfway around the world," DoW wrote on X.

DoW said U.S. forces boarded the tanker Aquila II in the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area. It claims Aquila II was evading President Trump's quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean area.

"The Department of War tracked and hunted this vessel from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean. No other nation on planet Earth has the capability to enforce its will through any domain. By land, air, or sea, our Armed Forces will find you and deliver justice. You will run out of fuel long before you will outrun us," DoW emphasized on X.