A dramatic maritime operation unfolded in the Indian Ocean as US forces boarded the sanctioned supertanker MT Davina. According to US Indo-Pacific Command, the vessel was intercepted during a right-of-visit boarding operation. Reports indicate the tanker was carrying around 1.9 million barrels of Iranian crude oil loaded at Iran's Kharg Island before departing in March. The vessel reportedly disappeared from public tracking systems for weeks before reappearing during the interdiction. Washington says the operation is part of a wider campaign to disrupt Iran-linked maritime networks and prevent sanctioned vessels from operating freely in international waters.

Israel has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes across South Lebanon as tensions with Hezbollah continue to escalate despite a 45-day US-backed ceasefire agreement. The Israeli military says more than 30 Hezbollah-linked targets were struck within just 24 hours after multiple drone and rocket launches from southern Lebanon reportedly crossed into Israeli territory. The renewed violence comes amid rising fears of a wider Middle East conflict, with US-Iran tensions continuing to grow and diplomatic efforts struggling to hold the fragile truce together. Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted several locations across South Lebanon, while Hezbollah claimed new retaliatory attacks, including strikes linked to Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. WATCH