Tag: unilateral coercive measures

December 15, 2025

US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker

US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. “We have just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela — a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized actually,” Donald Trump told reporters on December 10, describing the escalation of his apparently impending illegal… Read more »