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News Topical, Digital Desk : India this month seized three US-sanctioned oil tankers belonging to Iran and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illegal trade. Sources said the news was confirmed in February by a post on X by Indian officials, which was later removed.
India aims to prevent its territorial waters from being used for oil transfers between ships that conceal the origin of the cargo, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said . The seizures and increased monitoring come after improved US-India relations.
Washington announced earlier this month that it would reduce import duties on Indian goods from 50 percent to 18 percent after India agreed to stop importing Russian oil.
The three tankers have no connection with the company.
According to Reuters news agency sources, the three vessels, Stellar Ruby, Asphalt Star, and Al Jafzia, frequently changed their identities to evade law enforcement by coastal states. Iranian state media quoted the National Iranian Oil Company as saying that the three tankers seized by India had no connection to the company.
The company said neither the cargo nor the ships were linked to the company. Indian authorities said in a post on February 6 that they had intercepted three ships about 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai after detecting suspicious activity involving a tanker in India's exclusive economic zone.
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