US officials scramble after Iran takes two Navy ships into custody

The Hill ^ | January 12th, 2016 | By Kristina Wong

[Mariner]

Iran has taken two small U.S. Navy ships into custody, Pentagon officials said Tuesday, creating a diplomatic scramble just hours before President Obama's State of the Union address.

A senior defense official said two U.S. Navy riverine craft were going from Kuwait to Bahrain when they encountered Iranian military vessels. Ten American sailors were taken into military custody, the official said.

"They ran into some type of an issue, and were picked up by the Iranian craft," the official said, who added the issue is not yet understood.

"Subsequently, U.S. and Iranian government officials have discussed the situation and negotiated their transit," the official said.

"They're being allowed to continue their journey," said the official, who did not want to characterize whether the Americans were being escorted by the Iranian vessels.

"We have received assurances the sailors will promptly be allowed to continue their journey."

A second senior defense official said earlier that the Pentagon had "lost contact" with the U.S. boats and had been in communication with Iranian authorities.

Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters Tuesday the U.S. is working to resolve the situation so that American personnel are returned to "normal deployment."

[Red in Blue PA]

Obama is NOT going to address this in the SOTU tonight per Psaki, yet he will tout the “deal” he made with Iran.

This man is an enemy of this nation.

[joethedrummer]

“How stupid is Obama after what happened at Benghazi?

Does this stupid shit President never learn a lesson?”

He got AWAY with Benghazi. THAT is the lesson he learned.

[Red in Blue PA]

Dumb? No.

Evil? Yes.

Calling him stupid only gives him a pass. Look at his record; he has sided with our enemies every single time. That is Treason, not stupidity.

[forgotten man]

What if 0bama announces the release of the sailors during his state of the union speech. Wouldn’t that make 0bama look good. I would not put anything past Kerry and 0bama.

[DiogenesLamp]

This could mean the IRG is rogue on this operation and Tehran may not be in control?

That is what happened when Flight 800 was shot down. It was retaliation for the downing of Iran Air flight 655, but it was done without the expressed approval of Tehran.

Bill Clinton ordered a coverup. Unfortunately for him, too many people had to be ordered silent for it to stay covered up.

[DiogenesLamp]

Jimmy Carter was stupid and naive.

This a**hole is evil.

And stupid and naive. He is all of the above. Worst President there shall ever be.

[DiogenesLamp]

Calling him stupid only gives him a pass

No, he really is stupid. I've studied his history. The man is a fool in his personal life too. His personal finances were a mess before he became significant enough to start collecting bribes. He's just an idiot that got so far because of a desperate need by Liberals to feel good about themselves.

One bit of proof that he's an idiot are his college records. The fact that nobody can see them demonstrates they are terrible. If they were any good, this @$$hole would have been shoving them in our faces years ago.

He is an affirmative action fool with exactly all the wrong instincts in a position that is way above his intelligence level.

[CrazyIvan]

But... Cheese! John Kerry is tweeting about cheese!

Surrender monkey?

[holden]

URGENT: Pentagon claims 2 US navy boats in Iran's custody BBC reported that Pentagon has said it is assured that the US sailors will be returned to Iran soon.

Nice try, Achmed. That should be "brought to Iran", not "returned to Iran."

HF

[mountn man]

And stupid and naive. He is all of the above. Worst President there shall ever be.

If he gets his way, he'll be the last.

I'd like him to be acting stupid and naive, but actually, I think he's cold and calculating.

[stboz]

Any Hellfires on-board?

[holden]

Maybe the crew will be returned, but the $3.5B per in technology will be kept for reverse engineering. And of course BHO will still be up for giving them the full $150B "promised" earlier. It ought to have been that the US went in there like a momma bear retrieving her cubs.

HF

[DiogenesLamp]

I'd like him to be acting stupid and naive, but actually, I think he's cold and calculating.

Oh, he's cold and calculating all right, but since his brain works about as well as a blender filled with marbles, his "calculations" all end in disaster.

He doesn't get stuff right. He flubs stuff up constantly. The only reason he gets his way at all is because so many people who aren't idiots, run to defend his stupidity. (An example being "Obamacare." )

The man is incompetent, even while pushing his own agenda.

[nomorelurker]

Me also too little info what there is is conflicting and does not make sense.But I do not trust official sources to tell the complete story

[ETL]

Aug 2015...

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From Real Clear Politics, Sept 10, 2015...

"In a 2014 New Yorker interview, Obama said his goal was to create a 'new equilibrium' in the Middle East.

In the short run, at least, his signature diplomatic undertaking can be counted on to bring more violence to this volatile region.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the [Obama-Putin Iran deal] agreement is formally known, provides the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism an infusion of somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 billion of unfrozen assets and a great deal more of continuing revenues as businesses and governments around the world rush to profit from oil-and-gas-rich Iran's reintegration into the world economy.

The agreement relaxes the international isolation of the Islamic Republic and ratifies Tehran's status as a nuclear threshold state. And it relieves restrictions on Iran's acquisition of weapons, including ballistic missiles. ..."

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/09/10/iran_deal_throws_sparks_on_mideast_tinderbox_128034.html

[VanDeKoik]

Iran has two of our ships and their crews.

Obama and the Dems invite a s*itload of Muslims to the SOTU.

Sounds about right for 2015.

[LaRueLaDue]

Bingo!

He is stupid and all the rest. But his handlers aren’t...

[Daffynition]

They look like a glorified Zodiak. God keep these sailors safe.

[TalBlack]

Looks a lot like bozo The Clown President is going to have a hostage situation for the last year of his presidency. Prayers up to those poor guys.

[piasa]

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