US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs from San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 1, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms/DOW)

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.