President Donald Trump stated to reporters around 9:00 p.m. UTC on December 10, 2025, that the United States will keep the oil from the large tanker seized by US forces off Venezuela's coast earlier that evening, saying "We keep it I guess," according to X posts by @CrannofonixNews and @FaytuksNetwork shared in the 29-minute reporting window ending at 9:15 p.m. UTC. The New York Times reported, as cited by @FaytuksNetwork, that the US Coast Guard-led seizure with Navy support followed deliberate planning, encountered no resistance from the crew, and resulted in no casualties. This development follows Trump's announcement around 8:00 p.m. UTC of the operation targeting the largest oil tanker ever seized amid US sanctions enforcement against Venezuela, as confirmed by a US official to the Associated Press in the prior reporting window. Separately, US Air Force KC-135R Stratotankers from MacDill Air Force Base began operating from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, according to a flight tracking post by @Flightwatcher1 during the reporting window.
