On Wednesday, Iranian state television aired previously unseen footage of the U.S. Navy crew members detained by Iranian authorities last month. In one of the video's segments, an unidentified sailor appears to be crying, red-eyed and seemingly wiping away tears with a tissue.
While previously released photos of the sailors showed them on their knees with their hands behind their heads, Secretary of State John Kerry and the Obama administration had thanked Iran for its "quick and appropriate response" and for providing the soldiers with "blankets and food and... their return to the fleet." The sailors' release was largely celebrated as a diplomatic victory.
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However, The Washington Post reports, this new footage suggests that, despite being released unharmed the next day, the captured sailors' experience was "still stressful."
Watch the footage below. Becca Stanek