Report: U.S. Apologizes After Iran Seizes Sailors, Now Free

CNN reported that a U.S. source had confirmed that the released crew members are now on board the USS Anzio, receiving initial medical checks.

After the boats were seized, the U.S. pursued the IRGC by sea and air before relenting. Iran interrogated the sailors, searching both boats and demanding an apology. The incident occurred just days after Iran launched a rocket within 1,500 yards of the USS Harry Truman Carrier in the Persian Gulf.

The captured riverine boats were from San Diego and part of the Coastal Riverine Group 1.

Tuesday’s incident was a major confrontation–perhaps an act of war by Iran–and yet, the Obama administration told Americans that the president did not mention the sailors or the incident during his speech because there was no “hostile intent” and they had “received assurance they will be released.”

Contrary to the White House’s claims, a U.S. official reportedly told CNN’s Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr that the IRGC’s confiscation of the sailors’ GPS and communications equipment was, indeed, “hostile”.

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