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Vessels seized by the U.S. this week were part of a global 'shadow fleet'

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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about shadow vessels, after the U.S. military's seizure of two Iranian-linked oil tankers.

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The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced that the U.S. has intercepted an Iranian “shadow fleet” vessel that was carrying “billions of dollars worth of Iranian energy products, oil and natural gas” to foreign markets. In a post on X, Centcom said the M/V Sevan was “intercepted in the Arabian Sea by a U.S. Navy helicopter” earlier today and is now “complying with U.S. military directives to return to Iran under escort.” Yesterday, M/V Sevan w…

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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