KYODO: IRAN RELEASES CREWS OF U.S. NAVAL SHIPS

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-02058
• Publication Date: January 13, 2016

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SOURCE: Tokyo Kyodo World Service in English 1929
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Kyodo)-- The United States on Wednesday
thanked Iran for the prompt release of 10 sailors aboard two Navy
boats after they were temporarily detained in the Persian Gulf.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said the U.S. boats entered
Iranian territory due to technical faults and let the crewmembers
pilot the boats out of Iranian waters.
"I want to express my gratitude to Iranian authorities for their
cooperation in swiftly resolving this matter," U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry said in a statement.
The incident occurred as Iran has been implementing a landmark deal
to scale back its nuclear programs with the United States, four
other
U.N. Security Council members and Germany.
"I am pleased that 10 U.S. Navy sailors have departed Iran and are
now back in U.S. hands," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter also said.
The two riverine patrol boats, traveling from Kuwait to Bahrain,
were
detained after they entered Iranian territorial waters in the gulf.
2016-01-14 04:29:21JST
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