Post by pavel on Jan 12, 2016 19:58:04 GMT -6
Iran pledges return of 10 U.S. Navy sailors taken in Persian Gulf; News agency alleges 'snooping'
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Iranian government on Tuesday promised to return 10 U.S. Navy sailors who were detained by Tehran after mechanical trouble led one of their patrol boats to drift into the Persian Gulf.
Earlier Tuesday, the Pentagon said it had lost contact with two vessels in the waters between Kuwait and Bahrain. A short time later, Iranian officials said it was holding the vessels and the crew and assured the United States they would be "returned promptly."
The incident occurred after one of the ships experienced mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian territorial waters in the gulf -- within 12 nautical miles of the Iranian coast --- The New York Times reported. It was not immediately clear whether both ships, known as Riverine Command Boats, encountered mechanical trouble.
The incident occurred near Farsi Island, where Iran maintains a naval base.
Read more: www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/12/Iran-pledges-return-of-10-US-Navy-sailors-taken-in-Persian-Gulf-News-agency-alleges-snooping/7761452633755/?spt=hts&or=2
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Iranian government on Tuesday promised to return 10 U.S. Navy sailors who were detained by Tehran after mechanical trouble led one of their patrol boats to drift into the Persian Gulf.
Earlier Tuesday, the Pentagon said it had lost contact with two vessels in the waters between Kuwait and Bahrain. A short time later, Iranian officials said it was holding the vessels and the crew and assured the United States they would be "returned promptly."
The incident occurred after one of the ships experienced mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian territorial waters in the gulf -- within 12 nautical miles of the Iranian coast --- The New York Times reported. It was not immediately clear whether both ships, known as Riverine Command Boats, encountered mechanical trouble.
The incident occurred near Farsi Island, where Iran maintains a naval base.
Read more: www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/12/Iran-pledges-return-of-10-US-Navy-sailors-taken-in-Persian-Gulf-News-agency-alleges-snooping/7761452633755/?spt=hts&or=2