BREAKING NEWS:two US Navy boats in Iranian custody - Pentagon

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Two small US craft in the Persian Gulf were taken in custody by Iran.
"We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly,"Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told AP.
The crews, which total 10 Navy sailors, are being held at Farsi Island, a highly restricted island between Bahrain and Kuwait, where Iran has a naval base. US officials are saying it is unclear how the crew members ended up in Iranian waters, though Secretary of State John Kerry has kept phone contact with Iranian officials in Tehran, urging for a release. A senior official told NBC News the Iranians understand a mistake was made and have agreed to a release to come in hours.

 

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US sailors, ships in Iranian custody, official says

Navy lost contact with two small craft en route from Kuwait to Bahrain

By Barbara Starr CNN Pentagon Correspondent
POSTED: 03:23 PM CST Jan 12, 2016 UPDATED: 03:36 PM CST Jan 12, 2016

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Ten American sailors are in Iranian custody, a U.S. defense official told CNN Tuesday.

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The official expects the situation to be resolved quickly.
A senior administration official told CNN that the U.S. lost contact with two small U.S. naval craft en route from Kuwait to Bahrain.
"We subsequently have been in communication with Iranian authorities, who have informed us of the safety and well-being of our personnel," the official said. "We have received assurances the sailors will promptly be allowed to continue their journey."
Secretary of State John Kerry called his Iranian counterpart to try to resolve the matter.
"We're aware. We're working on it and we hope to resolve the situation," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told CNN.
Iranian representatives at the U.N. mission in New York had no comment.

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[IsaacNewton]

Likely its a response to Iran's firing off missiles close to our ships a while back.

You can bet the Iranians do not want to actually invite an attack by the US navy.

 

[deltex1]

Don't bother our president...he's busy rehearsing his speech. Valerie will handle it.

 

[theHawk]

That's just what Obama needs, an Iran Hostage crisis of his own, to one up Carter.

 

[Katzndogz]

Never fear, John Kerry is on the job. He's trying to get the men back while the boats stay with Iran.

 

[dani67]

Don't bother our president...he's busy rehearsing his speech. Valerie will handle it.

kerry called .

Following reports of the incident, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Iranian officials in Tehran by phone, attempting to secure the sailors' release.
One senior official told NBC News the Iranians understand it was a mistake and have agreed to release the Americans in international waters within hours.

 

[deltex1]

My solution...ten sailors delivered...or ten nukes delivered...

Allahu Akbar.

 

[deltex1]

I know it's late there Dani...don't go to bed without your hard hat...

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The last time anything like this happened with Iran we got a Reagan....is history repeating?

 

[cereal_killer]

 

[dani67]

I know it's late there Dani...don't go to bed without your hard hat...

dont be naive
your president is barak obama.
i can sleep without short

 

[Jackson]

A more reasonable response would be a time that the hostages would be released and how Iran was trying to help with the "mechanical" problems. Kerry should be on his way over there now. He is SoS and should be handling it with a personal meeting with the Iranian officials, no damn phone call.

 

[bucs90]

Don't worry. Obama told Iran we respect them and tolerate their culture. And he told them our Navy is now diverse and open and gays and trangenders. And we cherish and respect Islam.

Iran will turn them back over now.

 

[tinydancer]

I know it's late there Dani...don't go to bed without your hard hat...

Here's your problem deltex1. Obama's been a smart ass up till now. Not you. You are intelligent. Obama and team are fools.

I'm not good at chess I will not lie. But checkers I can whoop anyone's ass. You are military correct?

When NATO has pushed Russia to the brink? When Obama has told Putin to fuck off? When Merkel opens the door to be invaded?

When the fucking UN tells the world ISIS is in Afghanistan?

And yes I am going to put it in caps.

WHEN THE UN TELLS THE WORLD OBAMA IS NOT DOING JACK SHIT AND PUTIN JUMPS IN.........

He said he'd use nukes.

 

[dani67]

Don't worry. Obama told Iran we respect them and tolerate their culture. And he told them our Navy is now diverse and open and gays and trangenders. And we cherish and respect Islam.

Iran will turn them back over now.

you must wait for sunrise

 

[depotoo]

Will be interesting to see if he mentions it. Bet he is sweating about now.

Don't bother our president...he's busy rehearsing his speech. Valerie will handle it.

 

[tinydancer]

Don't worry. Obama told Iran we respect them and tolerate their culture. And he told them our Navy is now diverse and open and gays and trangenders. And we cherish and respect Islam.

Iran will turn them back over now.

Depends what is happening in the back rooms.

I don't think Putin is going to put up with Erdogan much more.

Don't forget without consulting her government Merkel has her teams on place on the Turk border.

The government is pissed out of their brains

 

[tinydancer]

Any of you catch that? Merkel moved Germans to Turkey's border without consulting her parliament.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

Don't bother our president...he's busy rehearsing his speech. Valerie will handle it.

Is the SOTU tonight? If so, I know to not have the television or BBC Radio Propaganda on.