All action on the high seas

Two oil tankers seized in the North Atlantic by US military and with the help of British forces. It's just action, action, action these days. One of the tankers was Russian-flagged but it hasn't led to threats from Moscow, just appeals for the safe return of Russian crew members. The seizing of the tankers is part of the move against all shipping attempting to break international sanctions. The US had already stopped tankers coming out of Venezuela, as the huge armada of US warships, headed by the supercarrier USS Gerald R Ford maintains a blockade of the country. No wonder the new interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, has little option but to do as Trump wants and to carry out his orders which, for the moment, focuses on handing over Venezuelan oil partly for US financial benefit. Trump has said the money from the sale of Venezuelan oil will go to the US and to the Venezuelan people. So far, this extraordinary arrangement between the US and Venezuela has not led to any sort of violence or protests in the streets of Caracas. The people who have suffered for so long under Maduro's corrupt regime must be hoping and praying that their future now looks more optimistic. It will be up to Trump and his non-stop secretary of state, Marco Rubio, to make sure the Venezuelan people are not let down. They are used to that, thanks to Maduro and his cronies.