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.

U.S. forces carried out a maritime operation in the Indian Ocean on Friday, boarding the sanctioned tanker MT Davina overnight

The chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and former Army vice chief of staff blasted eight weeks of fruitless talks as a waste while Iran plays game.

The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.

Lebanon’s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a “bargaining chip” in its talks with Washington.