UPDATE: 5:50 p.m. EST — Two small U.S. Navy boats that were stopped by Iran Tuesday may have run out of gas or had mechanical problems when they drifted into Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, the Washington Post reported. The ships were within 12 nautical miles of Iran when they broke down. It was unclear how the American crew and vessels were “picked up” by Iran, according to a Defense Department official. Fars, an Iranian state news agency, said 10 sailors had been arrested and were suspected of “snooping,” the New York Times reported.
The two boats each had several 50. cal guns and were "snooping around" in Iranian waters, Fars News Agency says
— Thomas Erdbrink (@ThomasErdbrink) January 12, 2016
I seriously doubt reports that Iran will be releasing our people shortly:
Iran agreed to return sailors soon, after 2 U.S. Navy boats drifted into territorial waters https://t.co/RHBaiWeQXb
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) January 13, 2016
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