IRGC said on Wednesday that two US military boats carrying 10 armed gunmen were detained by Iran’s military Marine Corps, while they entered into Iranian territorial waters near the Farsi Island at 16:30, Tuesday.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps have ensured the detainees, including 9 men and one woman, have been well-treated, according to Islamic principles.
During a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry ensured the US boats has accidentally entered Iran’s waters.
Mohammad Javad Zarif told Kerry that US navy sailors who ended up in Iranian custody would be allowed to continue their journey, Reuters quoted a US official on the condition of anonymity.