Iran Frees 10 Detained U.S. Sailors, Iran State TV Says

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Iran Frees 10 Detained U.S. Sailors, Iran State TV Says

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Iran Frees 10 Detained U.S. Sailors, Iran State TV Says

//www.npr.org/player/embed/462883515/462899748" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">/ Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps was holding two small U.S. Navy craft and 10 sailors who it claims violated Iran's territorial waters. The Pentagon has confirmed their release.

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