Iran is detaining two US Navy ships.
The US ships were patrolling the Persian Gulf at the time.
#فورى
#BreakingNews #Iran navy is detaining two #USA navy boats.😱 pic.twitter.com/CD4cWZGqa5
— Reza Ali (@rezaalii) January 12, 2016
Update – Up to 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by #Iran after at least one vessel became disabled and drifted into Iranian territorial waters
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) January 12, 2016
Iran says the men will be released.
(AP ALERT) — Pentagon: 2 Navy boats in Iranian custody but Iran tells US that crew will be returned 'promptly' https://t.co/JV6IrrNcxw
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) January 12, 2016
Iran says the issue has been resolved…
It seems this issue has been solved. https://t.co/EgZIxCcvy5
— Iran (@Iran) January 12, 2016
MORE— OBAMA is giving the regime over $30 billion this week.
#Iran preparing for unfreezing of $30bn
https://t.co/Vbyo2dfnZB
#IranDeal #JCPOA #Economy pic.twitter.com/5uaxlwSui8
— Iran (@Iran) January 12, 2016
UPDATE: Iran “arrested” the 10 US sailors.
Breaking: Iran's Fars news says revolutionary guards have arrested ten Americans aboard two US navy boats which had entered Iranian waters.
— Saeed Kamali Dehghan (@SaeedKD) January 12, 2016
** Iranian Fars News (translated) says the US sailors were arrested.
9 men and one woman.
Iran media says Revolutionary Guard navy confiscated GPS equipment belonging to 10 US sailors it has arrested, "our border was crossed."
— Thomas Erdbrink (@ThomasErdbrink) January 12, 2016
UPDATE: Iran confiscated the US GPS devices on the captured boats (translated).
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