Иранцы захватили два корабля ВМС США
Расстроенные тем, что пропали с заголовков новостей персы взяли и быстрорешительно захватили две лодки ВМС США, вышедшие из Бахрейна, которые "поимели механические поломки" (да, сразу обе ;-) ) и отдрейфовали в территориальные воды Ирана где их приняли в теплые ручки иранцы, до того как к ним успели вертушки с "Трумена".
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Two U.S. Navy riverine patrol boats and their crews were seized by Iranian forces off Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, a defense official told USNI News.
The Iranians are prepared to release the crew of about ten after Secretary of State John Kerry communicated directly with Tehran.
The two riverine boats had experienced mechanical problems and had drifted into Iranian territorial waters when crews were taken into custody by Iranian on Tuesday.
Search and rescue teams from the Harry S. Truman Strike group were scrambled to aid the crew but stopped short after the crew was taken by the Iranians.
According to the official, Iran had no intention of holding the sailors for an extended period of time and expressed a desire to quickly.
“We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told The Associated Press.
The U.S. operates a variety of small riverine boats in the Persian Gulf based at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain.
news.usni.org
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Two U.S. Navy riverine patrol boats and their crews were seized by Iranian forces off Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, a defense official told USNI News.
The Iranians are prepared to release the crew of about ten after Secretary of State John Kerry communicated directly with Tehran.
The two riverine boats had experienced mechanical problems and had drifted into Iranian territorial waters when crews were taken into custody by Iranian on Tuesday.
Search and rescue teams from the Harry S. Truman Strike group were scrambled to aid the crew but stopped short after the crew was taken by the Iranians.
According to the official, Iran had no intention of holding the sailors for an extended period of time and expressed a desire to quickly.
“We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told The Associated Press.
The U.S. operates a variety of small riverine boats in the Persian Gulf based at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain.
news.usni.org