Senior officer says move was act of 'stupidity... a trait the American president has in spades and the British to some extent'

London says it is 'concerned' after its warship was forced to issue verbal warnings and position itself to prevent action; effort comes after Iranian ship detained in Gibraltar

CNN says 5 Revolutionary Guards gunships try to force the tanker off course and into Iranian waters but fail; effort comes after Iranian ship detained in Gibraltar

Head of Civil Defense Organization says Tehran informed Washington through intermediaries that 'we regard every operation as the beginning of the war'; Trump later scrapped raid

Member of powerful Assembly of Experts says Britain should fear retaliation in response to interception of oil tanker suspected of violating EU sanctions

Revolutionary Guards commander says Tehran 'never hesitated in responding to bullies' in response to interception of ship suspected of violating EU sanctions

Tehran's downing of a sophisticated US drone - albeit a large, slow one - shows it knows how to use its missile systems, though it still lags far behind US capabilities

Sources tell New York Times elite military unit was surprised by success of operation and had only attempted it to see if it was possible

Head of IRGC aerospace force says army deliberately avoided targeting jet that accompanied drone, claims 2 warnings were given before UAV was destroyed

Democrats have derided the administration for an incoherent strategy they say is escalating tensions. But the president's allies insist everything is going exactly as planned