Iranian judicial authorities have seized a foreign oil tanker and detained its 18 crew members in the Sea of Oman.

Trump administration uses sanctions law, not military authority, to seize Venezuelan oil tanker tied to Iran network supporting terrorist groups.

US forces have seized a tanker allegedly transporting crude oil from Venezuela and Iran, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noems.Video released by the US Department of Homeland Security showed troops landing on the tanker,

Bondi later announced that the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the Coast Guard, and the Department of War coordinated the seizure.

Iran condemned the U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, calling it “piracy” and a violation of international law.

The vessel, known as "The Skipper," was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard and other U.S. agencies on Wednesday. It was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022. According to a 2022 Treasury Department notice, the tanker was one of several vessels used for illicit oil shipments by a Gulf-based businessman named Viktor Artemov.