US Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast, Escalating Tensions
President Trump confirmed that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The tanker, named the Skipper, was carrying Venezuelan crude and had been previously associated with Iranian oil. The seizure was executed by the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the US Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, under a federal warrant due to the tanker's involvement in an illicit oil shipping network. The operation was conducted in international waters without incident or casualties. The Venezuelan government has condemned the action as 'international piracy' and plans to appeal to international bodies. 
