AUDIO: US intercepts third oil tanker near Venezuela — is it lawful?
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea December 20, 2025. DHS/Handout via REUTERS
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US officials say the US Coast Guard is attempting to intercept another oil tanker near Venezuela.
President Donald Trump's pressure campaign on the Venezuelan President has included a ramped-up military presence in the region, but is it lawful?
ABC NewsRadio's Tamara Wearne spoke with Mary Ellen O'Connell, a professor of law and international peace studies with the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame in the United States.