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Podcast: Balance of Power
Episode: US Pursues Third Oil Tanker, Ramping Up Pressure on Venezuela
Description: Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has intensified a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a vital economic lifeline and isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro.US forces chased the US-sanctioned Bella 1 on Sunday as it was en route to Venezuela. They boarded Centuries, a ship owned by a Hong Kong-based entity, on Saturday — the first non-sanctioned vessel to be targeted. Another very large crude carrier, the Skipper, was inter...