U.S. Forces Interdict Ship Connected to Iran in Indian Ocean, Iranian Oil Exports See Decrease

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces interdicted and boarded a stateless vessel in the Indian Ocean late Thursday as part of the expanded U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, the combatant command posted on social media site X. The INDOPACOM post did not indicate whether the U.S. took possession of MT Davina (IMO: 9259367), which has gone by other names, including MT Lenore. The ship sails under a false Curacaoan flag, according to the International Maritime Organization. The U.S. has sanctioned the ship due to its connections to Iran. The interdiction by forces operating from USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) is the latest