US Military Pursuing Empty Russian-Flagged Iranian-Linked Oil Tanker in the North Sea

https://t.co/3Km3ktan84 Seems like it's game on. The Pentagon and the Dept. of Justice better have a good reason why we're chasing an empty tanker from Venezuela to the North Atlantic, and it doesn't seem to be about oil. Could there be something else on board that ship that both…

— John Bulkeley (@bulkeley_john) January 7, 2026

The ship has no oil on it. What might be onboard?