Overview
- U.S. special forces boarded and seized the tanker now called Marinera between Scotland and Iceland after it changed name and painted a Russian flag, with reports of a Russian submarine and other vessels shadowing the ship.
- President Donald Trump said a transitional Venezuelan authority will deliver 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States and that he will control the proceeds, directing Energy Secretary Chris Wright to implement the plan immediately.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Court named Delcy Rodríguez interim president, Rodríguez rejected any foreign control over the country, and Nicolás Maduro remains in U.S. custody facing a New York case on drug‑terrorism charges.
- Official lists from Caracas and Havana report 55 military dead in the Venezuela operation—23 Venezuelans and 32 Cubans—while Rodríguez declared seven days of national mourning.
- European and regional reactions are deeply split, with Germany questioning the operation’s legality at the UN Security Council and Trump issuing fresh threats or pressure toward Colombia, Cuba, Iran, Mexico and Greenland.