UPDATE 4am Wed. Morning:
U.S. sailors detained by Iran have been freed, state media reports | |
The sailors were held in Iranian custody overnight after their vessels drifted into Iran-claimed waters. | |
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BREAKING NEWS FROM NBC:
Iranian military forces seized two U.S. Navy boats and are holding them on the Irans Farsi Island in the middle of the Persian Gulf in custody, U.S. officials told NBC News.
Officials said it’s unclear whether the 10 American sailors who were aboard one of the small riverine boat had strayed into Iranian territorial waters before they were captured.
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