Iran frees U.S. sailors
Ten sailors aboard two U.S. Navy riverine patrol boats were seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf after their boats allegedly drifted into Iranian waters on Jan. 12, 2016. All ten sailors have been freed according to both countries on Jan. 13.
This photo shows a riverine patrol boat, similar to the two seized by Iran, from Costal Riverine Squadron 2 escorting the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) while in the Arabia Gulf in Nov.15, 2014.
U.S. sailors detained
This photo released by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency on Jan. 13, 2016, shows the detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the sailors were released Wednesday after it was determined that their entry was not intentional.
The nine men and one woman were held at an Iranian base on Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf after being detained nearby on Jan. 12. The two boats carrying the sailors allegedly drifted into Iranian territorial waters.
U.S. sailors detained
This frame grab from video by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency, shows detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.
A senior U.S. defense official told CBS News the American sailors are currently at a U.S. facility in Qatar.
U.S. sailors detained
An undated picture released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards website shows one of the U.S. boats detained by Iran, in an undisclosed location.
U.S. sailors detained
An undated picture released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards website shows an American sailor sitting in a U.S. boat detained by Iran in an undisclosed location.
U.S. sailors detained
An undated picture released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards website shows American sailors sitting in an undisclosed location in Iran.
U.S. sailors detained
An undated picture released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards website shows American sailors sitting in a an undisclosed location in Iran.
U.S. sailors detained
An undated picture released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards website shows American sailors sit in an unknown undisclosed location in Iran.