US military forces boarded the sanctioned supertanker MT Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight on June 5, marking a significant escalation in Washington’s campaign to choke off Iranian oil revenues. The vessel, capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude, was flagged by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control back in October 2024 for transporting Iranian oil.

The boarding happened just three days after OFAC slapped sanctions on Nobitex and two other Iranian digital asset exchanges.

What happened with the Davina

The US Indo-Pacific Command confirmed the interdiction, describing it as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt Iran’s shadow fleet and illicit maritime networks. The operation…