US seizes Venezuela tanker as Iran unrest grows and Gaza violence rises. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.

The ships are using deceptive tactics as part of a seemingly coordinated attempt to bypass American naval forces in the region.

Iran has rebuilt oil production and exports by leaning heavily on China and sanctions evasion, but rising geopolitical risk - especially after U.S. intervention in Venezuela - now threatens the durability of that recovery.

U.S. forces seized an Iran-linked oil tanker in the north Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday after doggedly pursuing the vessel for more than two weeks, U.S. military officials said. The operation was led by the Department of Homeland Security and supported by American military personnel, according to an X post by U.S. European Command.

The crew of a Venezuela-bound oil tanker have put up a crude painting of a Russian flag on the side of its hull in an apparent attempt to avoid the US Coast Guard, according to multiple reports.

Is Baba Vanga's prediction for World War III coming true in 2026? Many netizens on social media have pointed out the latest developments and the rising geopolitical tensions. US seizing a Russian-linked tanker,

Latin America's left is in disarray after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro and the U.S.'s pledge to take over Venezuela's oil industry. Many on the left are changing their rhetoric about President Trump.

Trump said on social media that Cuba long lived off Venezuelan oil and money and had offered security in return, “BUT NOT ANYMORE!”