Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:37am on 17 Feb 2026,Tuesday India Global
India has detained three oil tankers sanctioned by the United States and linked to Iran near the Mumbai coast, according to a Reuters report citing a source. The vessels were stopped about 100 nautical miles offshore and taken to Mumbai for checks. Officials suspect attempts to hide the origin of oil through ship-to-ship transfers. The source said the ships often changed identity details to avoid tracking. Iran’s state media said the tankers have no link to its national oil company. After the action, authorities increased sea monitoring. Around 55 ships and 10–12 aircraft are now on round-the-clock patrol, the source said. (PC: India Today)
