White House deputy assistant Sebastian Gorka told Newsmax on Wednesday that the tanker seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela is part of a growing “shadow fleet” of vessels used by hostile regimes to evade sanctions and skirt international law.
Speaking on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Gorka said the ship fits a pattern of illicit maritime activity tied to nations such as Venezuela and Iran — activity the U.S. can no longer ignore.
“This is a member of a shadow fleet,” Gorka said. “The attempts to evade sanctions, and also to just do an end run around international law with flags of convenience — we’re not going to allow this anymore.”
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