ConflictArrests2026-05-20🇲🇾
U.S. seizes Iran-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean
actor1: United States -> actor2: Skywave
On 2026-05-20, U.S. officials said the United States seized the Iran-linked oil tanker Skywave in the Indian Ocean overnight. The vessel was reportedly detained while sailing just west of Malaysia after transiting the Malacca Strait. The article describes this as part of Washington's crackdown on Iran-linked shadow-fleet vessels.
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Indian Ocean west of MalaysiaSoutheast AsiaMalaysiaAsia4.210, 99.591
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