Has Obama normalized relations with Iran on his own? What's going on?
Showing posts with label international incident. Show all posts
Showing posts with label international incident. Show all posts
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
"10 U.S. sailors detained by Iran freed"
CNN: The wait for the sailors' release Wednesday morning dragged on for hours, with Iranian officials interrogating the sailors about their motives and demanding a U.S. apology.
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.
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
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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