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US apologizes for Iran naval incursion - Revolutionary Guards

13 January 2016
From the section Middle East

Image caption This file photo shows a riverine patrol boat, the type seized by Iran

The US has apologized to Iran after 10 American sailors were arrested for entering Iranian waters, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards naval forces has said.

General Ali Fadavi accused those detained of “unprofessional” acts.

Giving his assessment of the talks, Gen Fadavi said “Mr Zarif had a firm stance, saying that they were in our territorial waters and should not have been, and saying that they [the US] should apologise”.

“This has been done and it will not take long, and the naval force, according to its hierarchy, will act immediately upon the orders it receives,” he added.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35299930