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

NPR | By Kathryn Fink,

Juana Summers, Mallory Yu

Published April 24, 2026 at 3:39 PM CDT

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.

Kathryn Fink

Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

Mallory Yu