US forces seized the oil tanker "Skipper" off Venezuela's Caribbean coast, an operation Donald Trump confirmed as the largest of its kind, renewing tensions with Nicolás Maduro's government.Pam Bondi stated the vessel, sanctioned by OFAC since 2022, was part of an illicit network using false AIS positions and flags to circumvent sanctions and fund groups like IRGC and Hezbollah, carrying over 1.1 million barrels of Venezuelan crude.Venezuela condemned the action as "international piracy" and theft, with the White House announcing the crude oil would be brought to a US port.