The ten
American Marines who had trespassed on Iran’s territorial waters
and had been taken into Iranian custody have been released after
Americans apologized for the incident.
The Public
Relations Office of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)
announced the release on Wednesday.
The
statement read, “Following the illegal and unpermitted entry of
two American Navy vessels into the Islamic Republic of Iran’s
territorial waters near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf on the
evening of the previous day, the vessels stopped, heeding a warning
by IRGC vessels, and their crewmembers, who comprised nine male
Marines and one female Marine, were placed under arrest.”
“After
technical and operational examinations done in interaction with the
country’s relevant political and national security authorities and
the establishment of the inadvertent and unintentional nature of the
entry by the American Navy crafts and their apology, a decision was
made to free them.”
It said the
Americans had pledged not to repeat the mistake, adding, “Moments
ago, the arrested American Marines were released into international
waters under IRGC Navy vessels’ watch.”
Meanwhile,
an identified US official confirmed to the CNN that the 10 Marines
had been released and had now boarded US missile cruiser USS Anzio.
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