United States Seeks Forfeiture of Oil Tanker and 1.8M Barrels of Crude Oil That Supported Iran and Venezuela

The U.S. government has filed a forfeiture complaint seeking to seize the Motor Tanker Skipper and 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil that allegedly supported Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The tanker was seized on the high seas in December 2025 and is being pursued as property that provided material support to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.