Iran freed ten US sailors a day after detaining them aboard two US Navy patrol boats on Tuesday.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had released the sailors after determining they had entered Iranian territorial waters by mistake, reports Reuters.
“Our technical investigations showed the two US Nay boats entered Iranian territorial waters inadvertently. They were released in international waters after they apologised.”
The swift release comes as the UN nuclear watchdog is expected to confirm on Friday that Iran has curtailed its nuclear program. An announcement that will instigate the unfreezing of billions of dollars of Iranian assets and end bans on exports that has been of detriment to Iran’s economy.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had released the sailors after determining they had entered Iranian territorial waters by mistake, reports Reuters.
“Our technical investigations showed the two US Nay boats entered Iranian territorial waters inadvertently. They were released in international waters after they apologised.”
The swift release comes as the UN nuclear watchdog is expected to confirm on Friday that Iran has curtailed its nuclear program. An announcement that will instigate the unfreezing of billions of dollars of Iranian assets and end bans on exports that has been of detriment to Iran’s economy.