A senior U.S. official told The Associated Press that no military force was used in the seizures and that the ships weren't physically confiscated.

A U.S. official later told The Associated Press that an American fighter jet did pass by the Iranian jet, but at a safe distance.

Shahab Dehghani, who attends Northeastern University, and Reihana Emami Arandi, who had been set to start classes at Harvard University, filed separate complaints with the agency's civil rights office.

Negah Hekmati, her husband and two children were allegedly held at the Peace Arch border crossing in Washington on Sunday.

Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s death is just the latest in a series of escalating incidents between the U.S. and Iran.

Overall, the hackers attempted to penetrate 241 accounts — four successfully — though none of those penetrated was associated with presidential campaigns or current or past U.S. officials, Microsoft said.

Pompeo said his first stop is Saudi Arabia, followed by the United Arab Emirates. Both U.S. allies work to counter Iran’s influence in the region.

Mohamad Halbousi's comments, carried by state TV, came shortly after Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Baghdad beginning a two-day visit.

The purpose of Zarif’s visit to Pakistan, where he held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi and also Prime Minister Imran Khan, was not made public.

Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthi rebels said Tuesday they attacked a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone, an assault acknowledged by the kingdom as Mideast tensions remain high between Tehran and the United States.