US seizes 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers, 1 flying Russian flag

The U.S. seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela early Wednesday morning, one that was flying a Russian flag, drawing pushback from Moscow. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared a video of the operations to the social platform X at 9:22 a.m. EST. “In two predawn operations today, the Coast Guard conducted back-to-back…