U.S. Seizure of Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker a DANGEROUS ESCALATION – Col. Macgregor (Rachel Blevins)

The U.S. military has seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker ‘Marinera’ in the North Atlantic, after a weeks-long pursuit from the Caribbean. They claim the vessel was “in violation of US sanctions,” with ties to Venezuela.

This, as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is declaring that Washington plans to control the sale of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely,” and President Trump seems to think he is in charge of the government in Caracas.

Ret. U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor noted that the seizure of the ‘Marinera’ is a dangerous escalation, not only with Venezuela, but with Russia, as Russian nationals are believed to be among the crew of the vessel. The precedent set by this act of piracy won’t be forgotten…



The seizing of an empty oil tanker is not going to start WW3 but it will annoy the Russians and reinforces the idea that the US can't be trusted. What's going on will encourage both China and India to move away from the US (as oil supplies from Venezuela may remain cut). These divisions are actually a good thing to end the globalist world order. Every country should be as self sufficient as possible, with closed borders. Countries that are hostile to each other end up having closed borders. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 9, 2026.]