FILE PHOTO: The vessel tanker Bella 1 at Singapore Strait, after U.S. officials say the U.S. Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this picture taken from social media on March 18, 2025. Hakon Rimmereid/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES./File Photo. Verification: Reuters was able to verify the BELLA 1 vessel tanker by the structures, cranes and design of the vessel that matched the file imagery. The date was verified by original file metadata and the location was provided by the source. A U.S. official confirmed the U.S. Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, and British maritime risk management group Vanguard, along with a U.S. maritime security source, identified the vessel as Bella 1. The vessel tracking data showed the most recent location of the tanker at the Caribbean sea on December 17, 2025.
اتهمت موسكو، الخميس، الولايات المتحدة بإثارة التوترات وتهديد حركة الملاحة الدولية عبر مصادرتها ناقلة نفط ترفع العلم الروسي في شمال المحيط الأطلسي في اليوم السابق.
واعتبرت الخارجية الروسية أن الخطوة "لن تؤدي إلا إلى مزيد من التوتر العسكري والسياسي"، معربة عن قلقها من "الاستعداد الذي تبديه واشنطن للتسبب بأزمات دولية".