U.S. Seizes 2 Million-Barrel Davina Supertanker and Sanctions Iranian LPG Smuggling Network
The Justice Department said Friday that U.S. forces seized the M/T Davina, also known as Lenore, a supertanker with capacity of up to 2 million barrels that it described as part of Iran's “ghost fleet” and involved in transporting sanctioned Iranian oil. The announcement went beyond earlier Indo-Pacific Command language that American forces had carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel in the Indian Ocean.
Separately, the Treasury Department sanctioned a network of individuals, companies and vessels accused of smuggling Iranian liquefied petroleum gas to Asia by disguising it as Omani fuel. Treasury said the network used front companies in the United Arab Emirates and China, foreign bank accounts and Iran's shadow fleet to move millions of barrels of Iranian-origin LPG, and cited the LPG Sevan as transporting 750,000 barrels to Bangladesh between August and November 2025. The actions add financial pressure to a maritime confrontation in which Iran said it fired warning missiles and drones at U.S. warships in the Gulf of Oman after the boarding, a claim U.S. Central Command later denied.
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@endgameww3RT @moi_bahrain: The siren has been sounded .Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.
@endgameww3RT @AZ_Intel_: BREAKING: U.S. carries out attack on Qeshm Island in Iran, official tells Faytuks Network.
@me_observer_🚨A statement issued by the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (And fight them until there is no persecution and the religion will be for Allah) (Fight them, Allah will punis
@iranintl_enBahrain’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday sirens were sounded and urged citizens and residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe place, according to an official post on X.
@firstsquawkMULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS REPORTED AT US BASES IN BAHRAIN - TASNIM
@ryanrozbiani🇧🇭 Sirens and Explosions reported in Bahrain The missiles launched towards Bahrain were launched from Borazjan, Bushehr Province. Reports of 8 EXPLOSIONS so far in Bahrain
@osinttechnicalIran's IRGC has taken responsibility for the widespread ballistic missile attacks on Kuwait tonight, announcing that it carried out the strikes in response to a US raid on Qeshm Island. The IRGC finishes by threatening further attacks. htt
@oilheadlinenewsEXPLOSIONS IN KUWAIT, BAHRAIN AND ERBIL, IRAQ
@osint613We are monitoring the developments out of the Middle East. What we know so far: - U.S. forces reportedly carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island. - Shortly afterward, Kuwaiti authorities announced they were responding to incoming missi
@sentdefenderIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement announcing ballistic missile strikes tonight against U.S. bases in Kuwait, as retaliation for American attacks on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.
@endgameww3RT @AZ_Intel_: INITIAL REPORTS: - U.S. attacks Qeshm Island in Iran - Shortly after, Kuwait said they were responding to hostile drone and…
@marionawfal🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: The IRGC has put out an official statement claiming the missile attack on Kuwait as its own, framing it as retaliation for what it calls an American strike on Qeshm Island. In Iran's telling, U.S. forces hit Qeshm and violate
@treyyingstNOW: Sirens sounding in Bahrain amid an incoming Iranian attack.
@endgameww3RT @TreyYingst: NOW: Sirens sounding in Bahrain amid an incoming Iranian attack.
@oilandenergyRT @Conflict_Radar: Explosions in Kuwait after Iranian missile launch
@oilandenergyRT @Osint613: BREAKING 🔴🔴 REPORTS: EXPLOSIONS IN KUWAIT, BAHRAIN AND ERBIL, IRAQ.
@zerohedgeIran Sends Missiles, Drones Targeting Airbases In Kuwait After US Nighttime Attack On Qeshm Island
@ryanrozbiani🇮🇷 Iran's IRGC Issues Statement on Missile Strikes on U.S. Bases in Kuwait Iran says the barrage retaliates for an American attack on Qeshm island it framed as a hit on its NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. The IRGC called this only their INITIAL re
@oilheadlinenewsAn additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets tonight. U.S. Central Command air defenses successfully downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets wer
@global_mil_infoAccording to a new statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, tonight's engagements were a tit-for-tat escalation between Iranian and U.S. forces: - The United States struck a vessel allegedly attempting to breach the blockade.
@spencerguardRT @CENTCOM: An additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets tonight. U.S…
@iranintl_enUS Central Command (CENTCOM) said an additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack US forces in Kuwait failed to hit their intended targets on Tuesday night. CENTCOM said its air defenses successfully shot down multiple drones and
@ajenewsBREAKING: US military says new ‘wave of Iranian drones’ targets forces based in Kuwait 🔴 LIVE updates:
@ryangrimRT @tparsi: BREAKING! Iran just struck US targets in Kuwait after the US struck Qeshm today. Also, alarms just went off in Bahrain, seems…
@marionawfalRT @MarioNawfal: 🚨🇰🇼 BREAKING: Footage out of Kuwait shows debris from interceptor missiles scattered on the ground after tonight's engagem…