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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pentagon-2-u-s-navy-boats-held-iran-military-n49503

Iranian military forces seized two U.S. Navy boats Tuesday and are detaining them on Iran's Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, senior U.S. officials told NBC News.

The 10 American sailors aboard the small riverine vessels were on a training mission around noon ET when one of the boats may have experienced mechanical failure and drifted into Iranian-claimed waters, officials said. Iran's coast guard took them into custody.

The officials said it's unclear whether the sailors — nine men and one woman — had strayed into Iranian territorial waters before they were captured

Riverine Command Boat (RCB) 802, assigned to Combined Task Group (CTG) 56.7, conducts patrol operations in the Arabian Gulf in Oct. 2015. Two small riverine vessels of this type were detained on Iran's Farsi Island.

If our sailors aren’t coming home yet, they need to be now. No more bargaining. Obama’s humiliatingly weak Iran policy is exposed again.

_Jeb bush.

https://twitter.com/JebBush?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

GOP rival Marco Rubio, during an interview on Fox News, called for Iran to release the sailors "immediately," saying the nation is "testing the boundaries of our resolve."

But Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said on MSNBC that the pending release of the sailors shows how diplomacy between U.S. and Iranian officials "is working."

whoo boy.

 

[j_k_redtail]

If our sailors aren’t coming home yet, they need to be now. No more bargaining. Obama’s humiliatingly weak Iran policy is exposed again. - Jeb

GOP rival Marco Rubio, during an interview on Fox News, called for Iran to release the sailors "immediately," saying the nation is "testing the boundaries of our resolve."

Never miss an opportunity to pound your chest in an election year.

 

[PopeReal]

Hopefully not a big deal.

 

[Boke1879]

Never miss an opportunity to pound your chest in an election year.

Jeb needs to remember he's not running against Obama

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Huh..someone ain't thinking right. Oregon fools making folks bold..

 

[commedieu]

Hopefully not a big deal.

Story seems pretty sound, and I doubt this is even us extending our e-peen. Based on the size of the vessel. Probably really did break down..?

 

[Suikoguy]

Hopefully not a big deal.

I don't think it will be

Jeb needs to remember he's not running against Obama

I use Jeb; now

as Colbert put it "because you know it's smart, but you're not sure what it does or where it belongs"

 

[Mimosa97]

If it were iranian boats who " drifted " into US waters then they would have been detained just the same.

 

[maquiladora]

Whatever. US sailors will obviously be released unharmed. Yawn.

 

[PopeReal]

Whatever. US sailors will obviously be released unharmed. Yawn.

This is my thinking.

 

[Oblivion]

I don't think it will be

Would be great if Iran let's them go without any fuss, after all the chest thumping by Republicans.

 

[PopeReal]

If it were iranian boats who " drifted " into US waters then they would have been detained just the same.

Haha could you imagine? The war mongers would have a massive meltdown.

 

[Starsailor]

i don't understand

didn't john lerry or somebody else assure US that they will come back and they're not in captivity? I just saw that...Why making a new or an alert?
I mean...i'm just sick of those "world war 3" fans on internet so...nobody said that here but...

 

[Suikoguy]

Would be great if Iran let's them go without any fuss, after all the chest thumping by Republicans.

I suspect that will be exactly what happens, before the weekend.

 

[AlphaDump]

One senior official told NBC News the Iranians understand it was a mistake and have agreed to let the Americans go in international waters.

that is promising. it would also be a good demonstration of goodwill to those on the fence about our relationship with Iran.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Whatever. US sailors will obviously be released unharmed. Yawn.

after a little bit of propaganda.
but Republicans will be sadly disappointed if they think this will start WW III

One senior official told NBC News the Iranians understand it was a mistake and have agreed to let the Americans go in international waters.

or maybe not. good then.

 

[Starsailor]

that is promising. it would also be a good demonstration of goodwill to those on the fence about our relationship with Iran.

I saw a french news about that too, they're in "security".

 

[yamaneko]

Is a little far away from home for to do trainings, not?

 

[Starsailor]

Is a little far away from home for to do trainings, not?

Boat were broken. They needed to fix that so they acost in Iran: the much closer. Nothing more.

Internet such became insane with that "world war 3 obsession and fantasm".

 

[astroturfing]

Whatever. US sailors will obviously be released unharmed. Yawn.

what?? they were captured by ISLAMIC MOSLEM SAVAGES WHO BEHEAD

nukes need to be dropping NOW

/s

 

[AmyS]

Give them back.

Not another:

 

[RompinRaider]

I was just thinking of the last conflict with Iran...didn't go well for Carter. Hopefully this will be over quickly but now Iran has bargaining chips. Ugh....

 

[Dishwalla]

Is a little far away from home for to do trainings, not?

They do these exercises all the time, it's part of being on deployment.

 

[params7]

Keep flexin' Iran.

 

[Captin Quacker]

Give them back.

Not another:

What the hell is that thing on his head?

 

[sflufan]

What the hell is that thing on his head?

No one really knows. What creature resides upon Ted Koppel's head is one of the unexplained mysteries of the universe.

 

[Loxley]

If our sailors aren’t coming home yet, they need to be now. No more bargaining. Obama’s humiliatingly weak Iran policy is exposed again.

Jeb's attempts to get anybody back on his side are becoming more and more hilarious.

 

[Slayer-33]

These Republican motherfuckers needs to shut the fuck up. Insecure small dicked bitches

 

[CHEEZMO™]

"Because it's dark" is a pretty silly reason to not release them immediately, probably a delaying tactic to wind people up or something. If they had actually been doing something untoward then Tehran would be making a lot more noise.

Between this and the rocket thing a few days ago, probably the Pasdaran trying to make a point/send a message.

 

[commedieu]

"Because it's dark" is a pretty silly reason to not release them immediately, probably a delaying tactic to wind people up or something. If they had actually been doing something untoward then Tehran would be making a lot more noise.

Between this and the rocket thing a few days ago, probably the Pasdaran trying to make a point/send a message.

What message would that be? Ignorance excused please.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Remember when they arrested all those British sailors and the worse thing they did was bully one of the seamen by calling him Mr Bean because he looked like him?

 

[BradC00]

Remember when they arrested all those British sailors and the worse thing they did was bully one of the seamen by calling him Mr Bean because he looked like him?

not really

for those interested in being learned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Iranian_seizure_of_Royal_Navy_personnel

 

[CHEEZMO™]

What message would that be? Ignorance excused please.

"Don't think we've gone soft" would be my guess. Counterbalance the warming of relations and nuclear deal. See also: continued strategic missile develoment and testing.

Just to let everyone (US, the global community, the region, and their own people) know that they shouldn't get the wrong idea - Iran hasn't been mollified or pacified and is not friendly with the US.

This will almost certainly blow over in the next few days with the sailors released and such and will largely be forgotten about after a couple of weeks.

 

[DrSlek]

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/navy-boats-detained-iran-160112212728991.html

Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook told the Associated Press news agency that the boats were moving between Kuwait and Bahrain when contact was lost.

"We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly," Cook said.

Storm in a teacup.

 

[Jag]

That's not a big space to operate in. The red dot is Farsi Island. Iran is to the right.

 

[GnawtyDog]

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Man, Iran really wants to be seen even more as a negative then it already is seen by a lot of people.

I worry that the deal with Iran is going to be seen as a negative in Obama's legacy.

 

[commedieu]

I worry that the deal with Iran is going to be seen as a negative in Obama's legacy.

Maybe, but EU supported Iran as well on this.
Also, everything Obama has done is a negative, according to some.

"Don't think we've gone soft" would be my guess. Counterbalance the warming of relations and nuclear deal. See also: continued strategic missile develoment and testing.

Just to let everyone (US, the global community, the region, and their own people) know that they shouldn't get the wrong idea - Iran hasn't been mollified or pacified and is not friendly with the US.

This will almost certainly blow over in the next few days with the sailors released and such and will largely be forgotten about after a couple of weeks.

Ahh ok.

 

[whytemyke]

Oh man, Americans being held hostage in Iran being used to coerce the population to vote Republicans into the White House?

I've never heard of such a thing!

 

[andythinkpad]

Do the "training boats" contain 20-year-old fresh seaman recruits or 30-something SEAL team six members?

 

[andythinkpad]

what?? they were captured by ISLAMIC MOSLEM SAVAGES WHO BEHEAD

nukes need to be dropping NOW

/s

Not nuke, but I would like to see an Operation Eagle Claw Round 2 to even the score.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

can you whor3 yourself out to the Military Industrial Complex any harder or often Rubio, geezus.

 

[DrSlek]

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/01/13/us-boats-in-iranian-custody.html

Plans are in place for Iran to return 10 US sailors to a US Navy vessel in international waters within hours, after they were taken into custody while travelling from Kuwait to Bahrain.

 

[gcubed]

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/01/13/us-boats-in-iranian-custody.html

Fucking Iran, Jesus, where are Republicans when you need them

 

[demosthenes]

So....it sounds like the boat broke down and drifted into Iran waters. Iran picked them up, and contact was made one way or the other once they figured out who they were and they're going to deliver the craft and crew back.

Why is this getting attention?

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

I don't think this is a big deal, Iran is not stupid to piss of the ones who are holding their monies.

 

[DrSlek]

So....it sounds like the boat broke down and drifted into Iran waters. Iran picked them up, and contact was made one way or the other once they figured out who they were and they're going to deliver the craft and crew back.

Why is this getting attention?

It's an election year and the US military is sacrosanct.

 

[Xe4]

So....it sounds like the boat broke down and drifted into Iran waters. Iran picked them up, and contact was made one way or the other once they figured out who they were and they're going to deliver the craft and crew back.

Why is this getting attention?

Any dumb news story like this gets attention in the off chance that shit blows the fuck up and the company gets props for being on it first. Also clicks.

 

[entremet]

What the hell is that thing on his head?

He claims it's his lol.

 

[LQX]

So....it sounds like the boat broke down and drifted into Iran waters. Iran picked them up, and contact was made one way or the other once they figured out who they were and they're going to deliver the craft and crew back.

Why is this getting attention?

Really? No big deal another country has 10 military men?