UANI Calls U.S. Seizure of Sanctions-Dodging SKIPPER a ‘Warning Shot’ to Iran’s Shadow Fleet

United Against Nuclear Iran, a U.S.-based advocacy group that tracks Tehran-linked shipping and sanctions evasion, has praised the Trump administration’s seizure of the Very Large Crude Carrier SKIPPER off the coast of Venezuela, calling it a significant step in combating illicit oil smuggling that funds authoritarian regimes in Iran and Venezuela. The vessel, also known as ADISA, was intercepted following years of monitoring by UANI, which first added the tanker to its so-called “Ghost Armada” list in 2022 for evading American sanctions on Iran.