US and Ukraine target 1,000-vessel 'dark fleet' smuggling sanctioned oil worldwide
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
A fleet of approximately 1,000 rogue oil tankers trading sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan, and Russian crude has become a focus for U.S. and Ukrainian efforts to curb illicit oil shipments. These aging vessels, many falsely flagged and uninsured, pose significant environmental and maritime safety risks, including the potential for billion-dollar oil spills. Recent U.S. seizures in Venezuela and Ukrainian drone strikes in the Black Sea mark a coordinated strategy targeting this "dark fleet," which finances the war in Ukraine and supports the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Legal measures such as boarding stateless vessels under international law are being employed to disrupt these operations.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 13:11
"Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it."
Commentary:
The drive to disrupt illegal oil trading that funds conflict and props up oppressive regimes highlights how unjust gain is always unstable. Operations targeting these unsanctioned tankers touch more than just economics; people whose livelihoods depend on legitimate trade now face increased scrutiny and risk. Coordinated action across nations echoes biblical patterns where darkness is confronted over shared interests. Scripture draws attention to the futility of wealth built on deception—a principle that holds even in modern global commerce.
Prophetic Trend:
Escalating global pursuit of illicit resources reflects intensifying alignment of nations in conflict and economic entanglements, as prophesied for the end-times.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured  What does this mean?
Source Excerpt:
A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, a senior maritime intelligence analyst claims.Michelle Wiese Bockmann warned the aging fleet poses geopolitical risks and threats of $1 billion oil spills, with the recent U.S. seizures in Venezuela and Ukrainian drone strikes in the Black Sea marking a turning point for both nations in their efforts."There are about 1,000 vessels worldwide that are trading sanctioned crude tankers containing sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil," Bockmann told Fox News Digital."These vessels are a lifeline for these regimes, because they’re used for shipping oil to fund the war in Ukraine, and also give money to the illicit Maduro regime," she added.IRAN BACKS MADURO TO KEEP LATIN AMERICA FOOTHOLD AS TRUMP INCREASES PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA"This is a brand-new problem for the U.S., and now Ukraine has signaled they are going to target these vessels the same way," she said. "There is a new strategy to deal with this dark fleet, which is the lifeline of sanctioned oil revenues, and now under attack by the U.S. and Ukraine. The strategy is all to counter what we call gray-z...
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Source: Fox News
Posted on 12-14-2025 20:32