US SAILORS IN CUSTODY OF IRAN TREATED WITH COURTESY: WHITE HOUSE

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
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• Case Number: F-2016-02058
• Publication Date: January 13, 2016

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SOURCE: Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)
in English 13 Jan
16 (U)
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[Computer selected and disseminated without OSE editorial
intervention] Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA - 'We've received assurances from
the Iranians, both that our sailors are safe, that they're afforded
sort of the care - sort of the proper - courtesy that you'd expect,'
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told CNN on Tuesday
evening.
Excerpts from White House Press Secretary remarks on custody of
American sailors follows:
'I can tell you that US officials have been in touch with the
Iranians about this situation. This is obviously a situation that
we're monitoring closely. We've received assurances from the
Iranians, both that our sailors are safe, that they're being - that
they're afforded sort of the care - sort of the proper - courtesy
that you'd expect. We've also most importantly received assurances
they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly. So this is
the substance of the communications that we have with the Iranians
so
far today, and it's a situation we're going to continue to watch
closely we're still learning more about the precise
circumstances of this particular incident, so I don't want to say
anything based on the first unconfirmed information we have at this
point. The thing I can tell you we are watching this closely, and we
have received assurances from the Iranians that our sailors are safe
and that they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly.'
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) declared Wednesday morning
that the arrested US boats crew are healthy and well-situated in
Farsi Island.
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IRGC Public Relations Department, in a statement, said that the US
navy boats were stopped Tuesday at 4:30 PM (local time) when they
entered Iranian territorial waters near Farsi Island in the middle
of
the Persian Gulf.
IRGC said that the US boats crew are healthy and will be treated
well
according to the Islamic Law.
IRGC declared that the US navy boats entered Iranian territorial
waters illegally.
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