US Coast Guard Pursues Tanker Near Venezuela Amid Trump Blockade

• US Coast Guard actively pursuing a "sanctioned dark fleet vessel" near Venezuela on Sunday.
• This follows two recent tanker seizures, including a Panamanian-flagged ship on Saturday carrying "sanctioned PDVSA oil."
• US alleges Venezuela uses oil money for crime; Venezuela calls seizures "theft and kidnapping."
• Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers; US aims to change "intolerable" Venezuelan regime.
• Venezuela, highly dependent on oil, plans to complain to the UN Security Council regarding the seizures.

Why It Matters: US intensifies pressure on Venezuela with tanker pursuits and seizures amid Trump's blockade.