Iran frees ten US sailors detained in Persian Gulf

Incident comes as US and Tehran attempt to finalise nuclear agreement

US Navy

Ten US navy personnel, detained by Iranian forces after two small boats were stopped and seized near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, have now reportedly been freed.

The two boats, both carrying weapons, had travelled more than a mile into Iranian territorial waters before they were stopped and the crew detained, reported Iran's semi-official news outlet Fars.

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