http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/10-u-s-sailors-in-iranian-custody/index.html
Stupid Iranians, that is the end of the deal i think. Obama's State of the Union address tonight. There is no way Congress will allow it to go thru.
Prepare to be bombed into oblivion Iran.?
edit.
they are saying a ship broke down, not both ships. i would say they have about an hour to release them.
[Edited on 1/12/2016 by LeglizHemp]
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35295766
Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told the BBC.
"We lost contact with two small US naval craft en route from Kuwait to Bahrain," the official said.
He said that the Iranians informed the US that the sailors were safe and "will promptly be allowed to continue their journey".
The incident happened near Farsi Island after one of the ships encountered mechanical problems.
After the incident, US Secretary of State John Kerry immediately called Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to begin negotiations.
An unnamed official told the Associated Press that Mr Kerry "personally engaged with Zarif on this issue to try to get to this outcome".
[Edited on 1/12/2016 by LeglizHemp]
Let us see if Obama mentions this tonight or will he tout his "historic" deal to give Iran a clear path to nuclear weapons.
Pentagon: 2 US Navy boats held by Iran but will be returned
Jan. 12, 2016 - By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small Navy boats after the boats had mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian waters, but American officials have received assurances from Tehran that they will be returned safely and promptly.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told The Associated Press that the riverine boats were moving between Kuwait and Bahrain when the U.S. lost contact with them.
U.S. officials said that the incident happened near Farsi Island, situated in the Persian Gulf. They said that some type of mechanical trouble with one of the boats caused them to run aground and they were picked up by Iran. The sailors were in Iranian custody on Farsi Island at least for some time, but it's not certain where they are now.
The semi-official Iranian news agency, FARS, said the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's navy has detained 10 foreign forces, believed to be Americans, and said the sailors were trespassing in Iranian waters. FARS also reported that one of the 10 sailors was a woman.
"We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly," Cook said.
The incident came amid heightened tensions with Iran, and only hours before President Barack Obama was set to deliver his final State of the Union address to Congress and the public. It set off a dramatic series of calls and meetings as U.S. officials tried to determine the exact status of the crew and reach out to Iranian leaders.
Secretary of State John Kerry, who forged a personal relationship with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif through three years of nuclear negotiations, called Zarif immediately on learning of the incident, according to a senior U.S. official. Kerry "personally engaged with Zarif on this issue to try to get to this outcome," the official said.
Kerry learned of the incident around 12:30 p.m. EST as he and Defense Secretary Ash Carter were meeting their Filipino counterparts at the State Department, the official said.
The officials were not authorized to discuss the sensitive incident publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity.
The incident came on the heels of an incident in late December when Iran launched a rocket test near U.S. warships and boats passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Iran is expected to satisfy the terms of last summer's nuclear deal in just days. Once the U.N. nuclear agency confirms Iran's actions to roll back its program, the United States and other Western powers are obliged to suspend wide-ranging oil, trade and financial sanctions on Tehran. Kerry recently said the deal's implementation was "days away."
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Associated Press writers Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper in Washington and Nasser Karimi in Tehran contributed to this report.
if they aren't released soon, 30 mins, then it will be to late. those against the deal will have the ammo they need to scuttle the deal. IMHO. word is they won't release them until daylight.
it is horrible optics
if they aren't released soon, 30 mins, then it will be to late. those against the deal will have the ammo they need to scuttle the deal. IMHO. word is they won't release them until daylight.
it is horrible optics
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Since Iran is pals with Putin, you have to wonder if this was intentionally done to embarrass Obama... again.
whatever the reason it opens itself easily to whatever story people want to spin it as, all people...not just you 😉 😛
What matters first is the safe return of our Sailors
i 1000% agree
They need to be escorted out of the country but i am not buying that Iran cant accomplish this until the morning unless thete is more to the story
They need to be escorted out of the country but i am not buying that Iran cant accomplish this until the morning unless thete is more to the story
I would wait until we see what transpires tomorrow. At this point, screwing with the US is not in Iran's best interest.
Released.
Released.
How embarrassing. Another Obama failure. 😛
They need to be escorted out of the country but i am not buying that Iran cant accomplish this until the morning unless thete is more to the story
I would wait until we see what transpires tomorrow. At this point, screwing with the US is not in Iran's best interest.
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Iran did screw with The U.S. and will continue support terrorism, hold Americans prisoner, test-fire ballistic missiles, develop nuclear weapons and get over $100 billion dollars.
They need to be escorted out of the country but i am not buying that Iran cant accomplish this until the morning unless thete is more to the story
I would wait until we see what transpires tomorrow. At this point, screwing with the US is not in Iran's best interest.
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Iran did screw with The U.S. and will continue support terrorism, hold Americans prisoner, test-fire ballistic missiles, develop nuclear weapons and get over $100 billion dollars.
Yeah, that is why they released the sailors in less than 24 hours.
Hmm...I wonder how the U.S. would have reacted if the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy wandered into United States territorial waters?
Hmm...I wonder how the U.S. would have reacted if the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy wandered into United States territorial waters?
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Clueless muledouche, boring as hell.
Forgot the old "sign them up as Democrats" clownservative talking point.
Clueless muledouche, boring as hell.
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Clueless muledouche, boring as hell.
_________________________________________________________________________They'd be leeching off the tax payers just like you welfare ron.
Thanks for your child molester input.
Clueless muledouche, boring as hell.
_________________________________________________________________________They'd be leeching off the tax payers just like you welfare ron.
Thanks for your child molester input.
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No, YOU'RE ugly!!!
Hmm...I wonder how the U.S. would have reacted if the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy wandered into United States territorial waters?
tell them "you are in US territorial waters, turn around and go home or we'll bomb you back to the stone age."
then they'd probably go have lunch. 
They were not in US territorial waters. According to the official story, they needed to refuel and were taking a shortcut to get to the place where they could do that, so they veered off course and unintentionally entered into Iranian waters not knowing it. C'mon on now, we have sonar, we have weapons that can be deployed from under the water, but they did not know where they were? No GPS on board? Maybe these sailors need to train at the Bering Sea Beach Club with the boys from Dutch Harbor who can find their way in 40 to 50 foot swells, they don't get lost, how can the navy claim they were lost?
