US says forces boarded tanker carrying Iranian oil

The US Defense Department said Thursday its forces boarded a vessel in the Indian Ocean that was transporting oil from Iran, as disruption from a stand-off with the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy. The announcement came hours after a senior Iranian official said the country had banked the first proceeds from tolls it is exacting on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that has become the focal point of the confrontation with the United States.