while troubling on its face, there is nothing to this according to "official" reports:
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Originally Posted by BBC
Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told the BBC.
"We lost contact with two small US naval craft en route from Kuwait to Bahrain," the official said.
He said that the Iranians informed the US that the sailors were safe and "will promptly be allowed to continue their journey".
The incident happened near Farsi Island after one of the ships encountered mechanical problems.
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supposedly iran did not stop the vessels, they stopped on their own due to breaking down and iran patrol boats came along and assisted them in getting on their way after investigating what they were stopped out there for.
this seams to be much to do about nothing