US Forces Intercept Second Sanctioned Oil Tanker Amid Heightened Sanctions Enforcement – 16/02/2026, 15:43
1. US Forces Board Second Sanctioned Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean, Enforcing Trump’s Blockade US military personnel boarded the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean on February 15, 2026, after it violated President Donald Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels originating from the Caribbean.[1] The Pentagon…