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Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran

Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said, after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.

By Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters

2 weeks ago

US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strikes, disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln fired a precision munition into the vessel's engineering and steering spaces.

By J.D. Simkins

3 months ago

US forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.

By Reuters

3 months ago

US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker

The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers.

8 months ago

US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela

The Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following its ouster of Maduro in a surprise raid.

By Josh Boak, The Associated Press

8 months ago

US has seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker is unusual and marks the administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

9 months ago