Happening now active pursuit, the U.S. targets yet another oil tinker off the coast of Venezuela,

allegedly flying a false flag. Is this a deterrent for sanctioned ships or a step toward war?

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quote, corporate censorship. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world.

I'm Pamela Brown.

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Happening now drama on the high seas. The US Coast Guard is an active pursuit of an oil tanker right near Venezuela.

Here's what we know. The Bella One seen here in a photo from earlier this year is under U.S. sanctions for links to Iranian oil.

An official tells CNN when the Coast Guard tried boarding the ship yesterday, it refused to stop. It was en route

to Venezuela to pick up oil. And last week, President Trump ordered a complete lockade of sanctioned

tankers going in and out of Venezuela in an effort to shut down the country's economic lifeline.

This video shows Saturday's U.S. seizure of a tanker in international waters right off the

coast of Venezuela. The White House says it was filled with Venezuelan oil and was the second

tanker seized this month. Some lawmakers are concerned that tensions with Venezuela could be

escalating toward a conflict. I considered a provocation and a prelude to war and I hope we don't go to war with Venezuela.

Look, at any point in time, there are 20, 30 governments around the world that we don't like

that are either socialist or communist or have human rights violations.

We could really literally go through a couple dozen, but it isn't the job of the American soldier to be the policeman of the

world.

Well, CNN Senior White House reporter Kevin Liptack is in West Palm Beach right near the president's

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