US forces have ‘captured’ a third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean weeks after it reportedly left Venezuelan waters.

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President Donald Trump has said the United States has received “more than 80 million barrels of oil” from Venezuela, hours after the Pentagon said US forces had “captured” a third “sanctioned” oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

“We just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil,” Trump announced during his State of the Union address in Washington, DC, on Tuesday night.