Reports that U.S. forces boarded and seized a large oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast on 10 December 2025 have already prompted accusations of “piracy”, unlawful coercion, and a renewed U.S.

U.S. officials and analysts are weighing whether seizing Iran’s main oil export hub could deal a crippling financial blow — but experts warn the high-risk move may not shut off Tehran’s revenue as ...

A military operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium would require “the largest special forces operation in history,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing US and Israeli ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran's Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still ...