The Pentagon have said that up to 10 US Navy sailors are being detained after a vessel broke down and drifted into Iranian territorial waters. The boats are in Iranian custody and Iran has said the crew will be returned “promptly”. A Pentagon spokesman told the Associated Press they lost contact with the vessels as they moved through the Gulf between Kuwait and Bahrain. “We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly,” the spokesman Peter Cook told AP. Reuters: White House working to resolve situation with Navy boats in Iranian custody, wants US personnel returned — Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) January 12, 2016 An anonymous senior official said that John Kerry was “personally engaged with” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to work out a solution almost immediately after hearing about the incident at around 12:30 pm EST. Sky news reports: Up to 10 US Navy sailors have been detained by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces, senior US military officials said, after at least one vessel became disabled and drifted into Iranian territorial waters. The US sailors are being held on Farsi Island, a small island in the Persian Gulf that [...]