The US last week seized a Venezuelan oil tanker in a move described by Nicolas Maduro’s government as an ‘act of international piracy’

The moves comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region.

It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela and as the Trump administration increases pressure on the country's government.