RT News - July 18, 2019 (17:00 MSK)

Iran claims its military has intercepted a foreign tanker with 12 crew members on board reportedly for smuggling oil out of the country. Turkey says its removal from the US F-35 fighter jet program is illegitimate. Washington is refusing to sell the advanced fighter jet to Ankara over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile defense system. Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president calls for a renewed push to seize power from authorities in Caracas, a day after the US pledges nearly 42 million dollars in 'humanitarian aid' exclusively for the use of the opposition.