US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro's government. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said the tanker was "the largest one ever seized". Caracas swiftly denounced the action, calling it an act of "international piracy". Earlier, President Nicolás Maduro declared that Venezuela would never become an "oil colony". Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to find out how this links to a wider US pressure campaign.] #US #Venezuela #BBCNews