US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says


WASHINGTON, June ⁠5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces overnight ⁠conducted an interdiction of ‌the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean, the ​Indo-Pacific Command said on ⁠Friday.

"We will ⁠continue global maritime enforcement to ⁠disrupt illicit ‌networks and interdict vessels providing ⁠material support to Iran, wherever they ​operate," ‌it wrote in an ⁠X post.

Washington ​has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by ⁠sea while Iran has ​fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait ⁠of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. U.S. forces ​have intercepted multiple ⁠commercial and oil tankers ​in the Indian ‌Ocean in recent ​months.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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