Britain says priority is to deescalate, but that it is unacceptable for Tehran to threaten shipping in international corridors

Move could include calling on EU and UN to snap back penalties lifted under nuclear deal as Europe urges Tehran to release ship

IRGC video shows men in military fatigues and black masks rappel onto the ship from a hovering helicopter; EU expresses 'deep concern'

PM compares EU response to Iran to pre-WWII appeasement attempts with the Nazis, as bloc says recent violations of nuclear deal not sufficient to reimpose sanctions on Tehran

In second batch of leaked cables, Kim Darroch said White House was dead set on 'diplomatic vandalism, seemingly for ideological and personality reasons'

Mission would provide military escorts for commercial vessels moving though strategic waterway, reviving 1987-1988 effort to protect Kuwaiti ships from Iranian harassment

After British envoy calls administration dysfunctional and inept, US leader says Darroch 'is not liked or well thought of'

US president says Ambassador Kim Darroch had 'not served the UK well' after leaked memos show he called administration 'dysfunctional, clumsy'

Kim Darroch describes White House as 'dysfunctional, clumsy, inept,' warns presidency can 'crash and burn,' in memos seen by Mail on Sunday tabloid

Richard Zimler, author of bestselling 'The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon,' writes in Guardian that organizers are becoming anti-Semitic over fears of offending pro-Palestinian activists