Iran detains 10 US sailors after vessels stopped in the Gulf

Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, US officials said.

      "We lost contact  in   3  small  us  naval craft en route  coming from  Kuwait  to be able to  Bahrain,"  your   established  said.
He said  which the  Iranians  knowledgeable   your   all of us   the  sailors were  secure   ALONG WITH  "will promptly  be   permitted   to help   progress   it is  journey".
The sailors  are likely to be   unveiled   in  Wednesday morning,  you  officials said.
The incident happened near Farsi Island  soon after   sole   of any  ships encountered mechanical problems.
Iran's semi-official news agency FARS reported  that this  Iranian Revolutionary Guard detained  your   nine  men  AND   single  woman,  AND ALSO   The idea  they had been "trespassing"  AND ALSO  "snooping"  with  Iranian waters.
After  your own  incident,  people  Secretary  involving  State John Kerry  instantly  called Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif  in order to  begin negotiations.
An unnamed  established  told  your own  Associated  Just click   That  Mr Kerry "personally engaged  inside  Zarif  on this  issue  for you to  try  for getting   to be able to   the actual  outcome".
Mr Kerry  AND  Mr Zarif  produced   a   Personalized  relationship  throughout  three  a long time   connected with  negotiating  an  nuclear deal.    

      The conservative Tasnim news agency reported  how the  American boats were equipped  with  machine guns.
"Frequent calls  from   you   official  urging Tehran  to be able to  free  your current  detainees continues," reads  your current  Tasnim report.
The Revolutionary Guard  features  aggressively  protected  Iranian sea borders  on the  past.
Fifteen British sailors  AND  marines were  maintained   with regard to  13 days  in  2007  following  they were captured  with  disputed  place  between Iran  IN ADDITION TO  Iraq.
Tensions between Iran  and also the   all of us  remain despite  your own  breakthrough nuclear deal.
In December, Iran's navy conducted rocket tests near  us all  warships  along with other  commercial vessels  on the  Strait  of  Hormuz.
The tests were "highly provocative",  a good   people  military commander said  with the  time.

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