DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy says results of an internal investigation into how 10 American sailors entered Iranian territorial waters have been handed over to the commander overseeing the region for review. Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, said on Wednesday that fleet commander Vice Adm. Kevin ...

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that two Navy boats are in Iranian custody but Iran has told the United States that the crews will be returned "promptly," the Associated Press reported. Reuters added: White House says seeks return of Navy personnel in Iranian custody The White House said on Tuesday that it was aware of the situation in which two Navy ...

Tehran, Jan 16, IRNA - White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that Republicans seemed unhappy that 10 US Navy sailors, captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard this week were released. The spokesman further said on Friday that I think the only people unhappy about it are the Republicans, Earnest told reporters. According to the Blaze....

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Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirmed on Wednesday that two US navy boats are in Iran's custody. IRGC Public Relations Department, in a statement released on Wednesday morning, declared that the US navy boats entered Iranian territorial waters illegally. The Associated Press had quoted Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has conferred theFath (Victory) medal on commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces for arresting US Marines who trespassed onIrans territorial waters. In a Sunday meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei conferred the medal onRear Admiral Ali Fadavi, commander of the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy for its swift reaction to US naval forces' trespassing on Iran's territorial waters last week. "They displayed Iran's identity and power against the enemy aggression," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing the ...

The U.S. military has released its first official account of Iran's 15-hour detention of 10 U.S. sailors whose boats had strayed into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf last week. A U.S. Central Command statement said the two Navy vessels were scheduled to meet up with a U.S. Coast Guard boat in international waters for refueling but deviated from ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US marines were crying when they were captured by IRGC Navy troops in Iran's waters in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Hossein Salami said. "The marines were crying when they were being captured, but they later felt better after the IRGC forces treated them with kindness,...

The 10 U.S. sailors briefly held by Iran before being released on Wednesday made a navigational mistake that led them into Iranian waters but did not communicate that to Navy commanders before being intercepted, the U.S. military said on Thursday. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the information came from debriefings of the sailors, who were ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the IRGC seizure of two the US Navy boats and detention of the 10 US marines in the Persian Gulf indicates Iran's might and power. "This shows Iran's internal power as we powerfully seized the military vessel of the world's big military power and then freed its personnel powerfully ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran removes Arak reactor core vessel Iran has removed the core vessel of the Arak heavy water reactor in compliance with its obligations under the countrys nuclear agreementwith six world powers, a senior nuclear official says. EU extends Iran sanctions relief in technical ...

Iran's detention of 10 U.S. sailors on Tuesday set off a furious round of meetings in both Washington and Tehran. Anxious officials in both capitals had the same goal: to ensure the incident did not torpedo a historic nuclear accord between two countries with a long history of hostility. In the end it came down to a series of telephone calls between ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Chairman of the Iranian Parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the IRGCs recent capture of US sailors who had trespassed Irans southern territorial waters showed that the Persian Gulfs security is in Irans control. In a message to the Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) ...

Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman says the drifting of the US vessels into Irans territorial waters was nohostile act. It was established that their presence in [Iran's] sectorwas due to technical problems with the navigation systems of the US vessels, HosseinJaberi Ansari said on Wednesday. He added that the US vessels were led out of Iran's ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The latest developments following the release of 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after entering its territorial waters (All times local). --- 5:35 p.m. The White House says new lines of communication with Iran established during nuclear negotiations were key to getting 10 U.S. Navy sailors released quickly. White ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   John Kerry thanks Iranians after sailors freed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has thanked Iran for ending what could have been a crisis involving the Islamic Republic holding 10 U.S. sailors, who have now been freed.   Large number of IAEA inspectors in Iran, AEOI ...

Boroujerd, Jan 13, IRNA Head of Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Aladdin Boroujerdi said that IRGC reaction to intruding US vessels showed that any illegal entrance into Iranaina territory would meet firm response. He made the remarks in a ceremony to introduce new chancellor and bid farewell to outgoing chancellor ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The latest developments following the release of 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after entering its territorial waters (All times local). --- 4:30 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has thanked Iran for ending what could have been a crisis involving the Islamic Republic holding 10 U.S. sailors, who have now ...

A top Iranian military commander says seizure of two US navy boats should be a lesson for members of US Congress, who seekto impose new sanctions on Tehran. We hope the incident in north of the Persian Gulf, which will not be probably the American forces' last mistake in the region, will be a lesson to those seeking to sabotage [Irans nuclear agreement] ...