US Seizes 6th Venezuela-Linked Tanker Amidst Trump-Machado Meeting

• The United States seized a sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Caribbean on Thursday.
• The seizure occurred just before a scheduled meeting between President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
• Machado, a pro-democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recently received her award in Oslo after fleeing Venezuela.
• Trump recently had a call with Venezuela's President Delcy Rodriguez, which he described positively, discussing oil, trade, and national security.
• Machado offered to share her Nobel Peace Prize with Trump, an offer the Nobel Institute clarified cannot be transferred.

Why It Matters: US seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker as Trump meets opposition leader Machado, following a positive call with Rodriguez.