US Seizes Venezuela Tanker Linked to Iran; Caracas Calls It 'International Piracy'

• US authorities unsealed a warrant for an oil tanker seized off Venezuela's coast.
• Venezuela condemned the seizure as "international piracy" and "blatant theft."
• The tanker, Skipper, was allegedly used to transport sanctioned oil for Hezbollah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard.
• The US plans to seize the oil and bring the tanker to a US port, likely Galveston, Texas.
• The seizure is part of ongoing US pressure on Venezuela and its efforts to enforce sanctions against Maduro's "regime."

Why It Matters: US seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker escalates international conflict and trade disputes.