US forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

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U.S. forces boarded the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean near the Strait of Hormuz as part of a blockade on Iran's maritime trade. Tensions remain high with Iranian attacks on ships to control shipping lanes critical for Middle East Gulf access.

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday. Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's sea trade while Tehran 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.