Third Iran-Linked ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Seized By US Navy Off South Asia

A WSJ report Tuesday afternoon has revealed that the US seized an “Iran-linked ship” in the Indian Ocean overnight, which had not previously been revealed, at a moment President Trump is threatening to resume airstrikes on Iran, but has given a few more ‘days’ for Tehran to come to the table. “The tanker, called Skywave, was sanctioned by the US in March for its role in transporting Iranian oil,” the report says. These kind of high seas interdictions are happening with semi-regularity at this point, especially in waters of south and southeast Asia. The report details: Ship-tracking data showed it sailing just west of Malaysia on Tuesday after transiting the Malacca Strait. The ship was likely loaded with more than a million barrels of crude at Iran’s Kharg Island in February, according to brokers and data from Lloyds List Intelligence. It marks at least the third time the U.S. has seized an oil tanker in connection with its crackdown of Iran-linked shadow-fleet vessels. Meanwhile, also on Tuesday VP JD Vance had a meeting with the president related to the Iran crisis, and engaged in another testy exchange with the media: COLLINS: You last week denied that the president said he was not […]