WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has seized an ⁠oil tanker off ⁠the coast of Venezuela, ‍two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

The officials, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the operation was led by the ;U.S. Coast Guard. They ‍did not name the ‍tanker and did not say specifically where the interdiction took ⁠place.

The Coast Guard referred ‍questions ​to the White House, which did not immediately respond to ;request ⁠for comment.



(Reporting ‍by Idrees Ali and Phil ‍Stewart, additional reporting ;by ‍Jonathan ​Saul, editing by Chris Reese)