First Thing: Venezuela decries ‘act of piracy’ after US forces seize oil tanker off country’s coast

Key Highlights

• US forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
• Venezuela described the seizure as an 'act of international piracy.'.
• The incident escalates tensions between the U. S. and the Maduro government.
• Nicolás Maduro's government issued a formal denunciation of the U. S. actions.