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| Two US Navy Boats Held By Iran But Will Be Returned |
| 2016-01-13 |
| Iran is 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. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 De latest from IRAN ... * BREAKINGNEWS > IRGC NAVAL COMMANDER ON IRANIAN STATE TV [IRGC Navy RADM. Ali Fadavi]: AFTER HOLDING US NAVY SIALORS IS WARSHIP AND HELICOPTERS ACTED "PROVOCATIVELY AND UN-PROFESSIONALLY" [irrationally?] FOR 40 MINUTES - @ABASINFO. * RELATED BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Fars News Agency = FNA] IRGC COMMANDER: MISSLES LOCKED ON US AIRCRAFT CARRIER. US + French CV's. * Also from FARS NEWS AGENCY > US' RECKLESS MOVES IN GULF COULD TRIGGER WAR. Ditto as per potenial or possible "war warnings" from VARIOUS PERTS on US + Japanese countermoves agz China in both the SCS [PH to offer US use of 8 ea. PH Milbases-Camps in wake of PH Supreme Curt ruling in support of US-PH EDCA], + ECS [Japan decision to use JMSDF Military assets to warn off Armed Chinese CGS, Warships from territorial waters around disputed Senkakus/Diaoyus]. OTHER US-VS-CHINA REGIONAL CONFRONTATION NEWS ... * WORLD NEWS > [Telegraph.UK] JAPAN ACCUSES CHINA OF SENDING DISGUISED ARMED WARSHIPS INTO ITS WATERS [Senkakus], i.e. Heavier-Armed-than-Usual China CG vessels on two separate occasions. * GLOBALNATION.PH > PH, JAPAN EYE OWN VFA. * SAME > CHINA SLAMS US-PH BASE DEAL. * SAME > [PH Supreme Court] EDCA RULING VIOLATES PH SOVEREIGNTY, IS "PURE HYPOCRISY" - MILITANT GROUPS. OOOOOOO, well lets just get the ISIS + AL-Nusra, etal. ME Hard Boyz involved in the SCS - YOU KNOW THEY WANT TO!? * BHARAT RAKSHAK > INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING PAKISTAN: OBAMA [SOTU Speech]. D *** NG IT, ITS GOOD FOR US-LED ANTI-US OWG-NWO + GLOBALISM! The USoAmerika is on "the Path" towards subornment under Anti-Sovereign OWG + National-Global Socialism, BUT ISN'T QUITE THERE YET. LOOKS LIKE THE GLOBIES NEED MORE POST-OBAMA ANARCHIES-N-CHAOS, ETC. BOTH TO FINISH THE JOB [Year 2020 NLT 2025?] AGZ AMERIKA, + TO SAVE THE BAMMER FROM IMPEACHMENT + LOSS OF PRESIDENTIAL PENSION DUE TO HIGH TREASON [Hey, its just "Politics/Politics as Usual"]. D *** NG IT, WHY SHOULD 1990'S POTUS BILL CLINTON BE IMPEACHED OR GO TO PRISON FOR THE SERIAL/MASS "CONSENSUAL RAPE" OF WOMEN NOT-HIS-WIFE, OR FOR ADMITTING WIDOUT SOLICITATION THAT HIS ELECTIONS WERE STOLEN??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-01-13 23:47 |
| #7 Perhaps they were busy burying a terrorist at sea. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-01-13 18:30 |
| #6 I cannot believe that riverine boats cannot handle 72F to 80F water in the area. However, bad or dirty fuel can kill an engine quickly. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-01-13 16:49 |
| #5 Does a day before President Trump's inauguration count as "promptly" ? |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2016-01-13 16:40 |
| #4 If there was ever a time for pissy to get pissy, this it it. Yeah, I know. But I keep hoping he'll change. |
| Posted by: Ebbomorong Ghibelline8855 2016-01-13 08:58 |
| #3 "We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly," Cook said. Ummmmm...yeah. About that: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/13/iran-says-prompt-release-detained-us-sailors-is-speculation.html Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-01-13 05:09 |
| #2 2004 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel The Iranians are exploratory aggressors. They tested the coalition in Iraq and concluded that asymmetrical war was a safe option. Their conclusion was correct. Iran prevailed in Iraq. The Bush administration was discredited, which led to the election of Obama who in turn enabled Iran's nuclear triumph. What are they preparing this time? Is it the official nuclear breakout? |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2016-01-13 01:23 |
| #1 Don't they have tow lines? Also, did I hear correctly that there is some important finalization date of the Iran deal in a couple of days? |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-01-13 01:21 |