But an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman told state-run media the boats strayed into Iranian waters by accident.
"The evidence suggests that they unintentionally entered the Iranian waters because of the failure of their navigational system," IRGC spokesman Ramazan Sharif said.
So on Wednesday afternoon, the sailors traveled on their two boats to a rendezvous point in the Persian Gulf, a U.S. official said. They were escorted by Iranian boats, which turned back when they reached the rendezvous point in international waters.
The sailors then boarded the guided missile cruiser USS Anzio, where they were undergoing medical checks Wednesday.
"There are no indications that the Sailors were harmed during their brief detention," the U.S. Navy said in a statement.
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The Navy said it will investigate how the sailors ended up in Iranian territory.
Secretary of State John Kerry expressed "gratitude to Iranian authorities for their cooperation in swiftly resolving this matter," in a statement Wednesday.
"As a former Sailor myself, I know the importance of naval presence around the world and the critical work being done by our Navy in the Gulf region," he said
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What happened to OUR State Run Media's collective meme: "Drifted"?
We need "Drifted" back!
John Kerry grovels to his masters. What a poisonous toad.
"Thank you sir, may I have another!" Animal House
The key word is HUMILIATION! Notice the lone female crew-member with head forcibly covered by Iranians. GREAT advertisement for women serving in the combat branches of the armed forces...
Once they return to the mother ship, they need to grab their weapons and head back to Iran and steal those rugs.
One thing you can count on is that whatever really happened, this administration will run with some other story. It's like they can't help it. They misinterpret FDR: All we have to fear is truth itself.
From administration's pov of higher moral plane of spiritual existence on Earth, this is the U.S. poking, prodding, testing and engaging so to force Iranian leader to behave like grown ups, like a real country, as the Saudi's put it, to stop goofing as revolutionaries and grow up and show you can be a real actual country. Not just a pack of goofballs. And they did. For the first time in history Iran actually behaved like a grown up matured country while the U.S. did its customary provocative community organizing thing. Ta-daaaaaaaa. Salaams deeply and elaborately, steps backward out of room.
Triumph the Insult Dog eyeballs Kerry as the biggest dhimmi FOR ME TO POOP ON!
If it happened in reverse, we'd give the Iranian sailors a green card and food stamps, and dress the woman in yoga pants and a push up bra.
Guys, how many times do I have to tell you that Obama is a Taqiyya driven traitor, hmmm? Once? Twice? Any number of times? Why is this allowed to stand? Why? Because legacy? What legacy? A legacy of cowardice? A legacy of supplication? A legacy of diminishment? Why aren't Obama and Kerry right now being arrested for boot licking treason?
What qualifies as treason here? Is this it? or is it another goal shifting position?
I am very glad these sailors are back. I was shuddering to think that Kerry and co would be involved in a long drawn out negotiation with the mullahs.
What the Holy Fuck is this.
That seems to be what a sailor should say in that situation. Otherwise it's refuse to speak, or say something that would endanger his mates. International incursions like that are only excused if they are explained as mistakes, whether they are or not. I would expect that sailors are instructed to always plead stupidity.
Can't wait to see what they do the night Pissy speaks at the Democrat convention.
I would expect that they are instructed not to participate in propaganda videos filmed by terror sponsoring nations unless under extreme duress.
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NOTHING MORE. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE! DON'T THEY TEACH ANYTHING IN THE ARMED FORCES ANYMORE?!!
Haha, ricpic @ 12:07. I love Triumph the Insult Dog. He would be a better Secretary of State than John Kerry. If Obama can burden the world with hashtag diplomacy and emoji statesmanship (which basically sums up the Jerry n Barry approach), then the next president should have a rude dog puppet with a cigar who POOPS on the enemy. Also, it would be the opposite of Hillary!'s approach, which was not to do shit. Bonus added attraction: The enemy thinks dogs are unclean; imagine how they feel about dog POOP.
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