Alex Ossola

But the regime also sent a veiled threat carrying out military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump has repeatedly said he wants a deal that ensures Iran won't get a nuclear weapon while he deploys American forces to the region in case there's no agreement.

Journal reporter Lawrence Norman, who is in Geneva, says Tehran isn't showing that it's willing to compromise on key points.

In other international news, India's Coast Guard has seized three tankers sanctioned by the U.S.

The tankers are now anchored off Mumbai and are under investigation.

Analysts said the seizures show that relations between New Delhi and Washington are improving.

Earlier this month, the two countries struck a trade deal after India promised to stop buying Russian oil.

And the U.S.

plans to deploy more advanced missile systems and other weapons in the Philippines to push back against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

The Philippines has openly challenged China's claims to much of the area and strengthened its alliance with Washington.

In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 10 million people are facing hunger.

There's food, but people can't get to it because the group ruling the area is standing in the way.

M23 is a rebel group backed by Rwanda.

One year ago, M23 seized eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and since then has tried to establish itself as the prevailing government.

Journal reporter Nicholas Barrio has been following the story and joins me now from Kampala, Uganda.

Nicholas, how is M23 making it difficult to get food?

So imports are getting held up beyond the point of being useful if they're not from Rwanda or Rwanda's allies.

But what about food grown within the country?

It sounds like few imports, not much is being able to be grown.

So if you're a resident of Goma who's going to the grocery store, what does it look like on the shelves there?