India, Jan. 8 -- The US forces seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, including one sailing under the Russian flag, as part of the Trump administration's aggressive approach to dominate oil flows in the Americas.

Following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's capture on Saturday during a military raid on Caracas, Washington is increasing the blockade of vessels ferrying sanctioned oil and going in and out of the South American nation, which is a member of the OPEC oil producers group.

Additionally, the White House stated that the administration plans to revoke some of the sanctions imposed by Trump on Venezuelan oil in 2019 during his first term, news agency Reuters reported.

The seizure came after...