The US is tracking an oil tanker linked to Venezuela, Russia and Iran off the coast of Britain, as Washington builds up military assets in the UK.
The Marinera oil tanker, which the US Coast Guard attempted to seize near Venezuela in December, is now in the mid-Atlantic and appears to be sailing to Russia.
It was unclear whether a seizure of the empty tanker was imminent. But UK officials did not dispute that the US could utilise its bases in the UK to do so. They did not comment on whether the UK was directly supporting any potential operation.
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