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US Seizes Iran-Linked Tanker Skywave, Delays Iran Strike

5/20/2026

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U.S. seized the oil tanker Skywave in the Indian Ocean on May 19, a third U.S. action this year against Iran’s shadow-fleet vessels.
The vessel, sanctioned in March for moving Iranian oil, had loaded one million barrels of crude at Iran’s Kharg Island in February.
President Donald Trump said he was an hour from ordering strikes on Iran but delayed after Gulf allies asked, while the Pentagon has not commented.

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U.S. seized the oil tanker Skywave in the Indian Ocean on May 19, a third U.S. action this year against Iran’s shadow-fleet vessels.
The vessel, sanctioned in March for moving Iranian oil, had loaded one million barrels of crude at Iran’s Kharg Island in February.
President Donald Trump said he was an hour from ordering strikes on Iran but delayed after Gulf allies asked, while the Pentagon has not commented.