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Urgent: U.S. detained sailors to be released: Iran's IRGC commander

Xinhua, January 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

The navy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Ali Fadavi, said Wednesday that ten U.S. sailors detained earlier in the Persian Gulf will be "probably" released since their entry to Iran's waters was due to the technical problems in their naval system, local media reported. Enditem