{"id":2520210,"date":"2025-12-11T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-us-intends-to-seize-oil-onboard-impounded-tanker\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:57:42","slug":"white-house-us-intends-to-seize-oil-onboard-impounded-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-us-intends-to-seize-oil-onboard-impounded-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"White House: US intends to seize oil onboard impounded tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-us-intends-to-seize-oil-onboard-impounded-tanker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House announced its intention to seize the crude oil onboard the Skipper, an oil tanker impounded in international waters near venezuela. White house press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice obtained a warrant to seize the vessel, which is known for transporting black market oil to Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a sanctioned entity. While President Donald Trump initially announced the tanker&#8217;s seizure, additional details were provided later by Leavitt during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a>. The vessel is currently undergoing a forfeiture process with an investigative team on board, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >interviewing individuals adn collecting evidence<\/a>. The oil seizure will follow a legal process before final adjudication. The action aligns with the administration&#8217;s efforts to enforce sanctions and curb illegal activities, though Leavitt clarified that the oil seizure is a separate legal issue and not directly tied to domestic affordability initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House: US intends to &lsquo;seize&rsquo; oil onboard impounded Venezuelan tanker<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2442216\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3910967\/bruna-ferreira-mother-karoline-leavitt-nephew-bond-overstayed-visa\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said Thursday that the United States intends to &ldquo;seize&rdquo; the crude oil carried onboard the Skipper, an oil tanker captured in international waters off Venezuela&rsquo;s coast on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3914318\/all-bark-no-bite-trump-work-needed-win-affordability-war\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3913868\/us-seized-oil-tanker-off-venezuelan-coast-trump\/\">seizure<\/a> of the tanker on Wednesday afternoon at the top of his meeting with tech executives at the White House, but offered additional details on the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3915238\/white-house-frustration-disconnect-handling-economy\/\">White House flashes frustration over disconnect on handling of economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3915064\/watch-live-white-house-briefing-after-oil-tanker-seized-off-venezuelan-coast\/\">WATCH LIVE: White House briefing after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-americans-abandoned-in-sudan-jerry-springer-dead-doj-sues-tennessee\/\" title=\"... Afternoon Update: Americans Abandoned In Sudan, Jerry Springer Dead, DOJ Sues Tennessee\">oil tanker seized<\/a> off Venezuelan coast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3914318\/all-bark-no-bite-trump-work-needed-win-affordability-war\/\">&#8216;All bark, no bite&#8217;: Trump still has &#8216;a ways to go&#8217; before winning affordability war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also declined to deliver details at her briefing Thursday afternoon, but she faced a number of questions on the subject and denied that oil was the focus of the president&rsquo;s campaign against Venezuela in recent months.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3910969\/trump-changes-tune-releasing-second-strike-footage\/\"><strong>TRUMP CHANGES HIS TUNE ON RELEASING SECOND STRIKE FOOTAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Justice requested and was approved for a warrant to seize a vessel, because it&rsquo;s a sanctioned shadow vessel known for carrying black market sanctioned oil to [Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps], which you know is a sanctioned entity,&rdquo; she stated in response to the first question on the topic. &ldquo;The president is committed to stopping the illegal flow of drugs into our country. He&rsquo;s also fully committed to effectuating this administration&rsquo;s sanction policy, and that&rsquo;s what you saw as the world saw take place yesterday.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Leavitt faced a more direct followup &mdash;&nbsp;will the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> seize the oil itself &ldquo;to try to help Americans&rdquo; regarding affordability?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vessel is currently undergoing a forfeiture process right now. The United States currently has a full investigative team on the ground, on the vessel, and individuals on board the vessel are being interviewed and any relevant evidence is being seized,&rdquo; she answered, suggesting that &ldquo;with respect to the oil, that&rsquo;s a different issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3914318\/all-bark-no-bite-trump-work-needed-win-affordability-war\/\"><strong>&lsquo;ALL BARK, NO BITE&rsquo;: TRUMP STILL HAS &lsquo;A WAYS TO GO&rsquo; BEFORE DECLARING VICTORY OVER AFFORDABILITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vessel will go to a U.S. port, and the United States does intend to seize the oil,&rdquo; Leavitt offered. &ldquo;However, there is a legal process for the seizure of that oil, and that legal process will be followed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Leavitt&rsquo;s briefing in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"As557pqGUZU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Dec. 11, 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/As557pqGUZU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House: US plans to seize oil from Venezuelan tanker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2520212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25345677420306.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[68663,50822,32127],"class_list":["post-2520210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-oil-seizure","tag-us-2","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25345677420306.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520210"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520215,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520210\/revisions\/2520215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}