Posted on 01/14/2016 3:59:50 PM PST by presidio9
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Iranian counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, at least five times Tuesday while U.S. Navy sailors were in Iranian custody, a senior State Department official told reporters Wednesday.
In the course of his conversations, the official said Kerry told Zarif: "If we are able to do this the right way, we can make this into what will be a good story for both of us" and would be a way for Iran to prove it can act in a responsible manner in this type of situation.
The calls, which took place over a period of at least 10 hours, began at 1:00 p.m. ET after Kerry had a chance to discuss the American understanding of the situation with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford and National Security Adviser Susan Rice.
While the initial call with Zarif had already been planned in advance, the official said it "took on a different degree of importance" because of the situation with the sailors.
Kerry, who was already hosting Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and their two Filipino counterparts at the State Department, excused himself from those meetings to begin the telephone diplomacy after he became aware of the incident. ï„Š
In his first call with Zarif, the official said Kerry explained the U.S. understanding of what had transpired: that the sailors were in transit from Kuwait to Bahrain and may have encountered mechanical problems, and the United States had lost contact with them. Kerry "made it clear"
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John Kerry— a traitor to America since 1970.
So ‘ASS Carter’ said today:
“They obviously had misnavigated ... that’s how they believe they ended up in this circumstance,” he added. “They did not report this navigational error at the time. It may be that they were trying to sort it out at the time they encountered Iranian boats. ... We don’t know that fully yet.”
I heard on a news report that also the Administration said that the nav error was just a ‘Fat Finger’ mistake...
What a croc!
Maybe it was the woman sailor and she made them stop for directions. Right now I’m trying to keep my sense of humor to keep my blood pressure at a reasonable level.
This entire story stinks more than a landfill!
Obama will laugh all the way to his retirement beach home in Dubai where he can face Mecca 5 Times daily.
The entire government explanation for this incident stinks like a dead whale.
And the more we hear the more suspicious it gets.
John Kerry can’t die fast enough for me. I’d love to piss on his grave.
If the GPS is faulty in both boats then the sailors could have used their cell phones. There is no excuse for getting “lost” in this day and age.
Was this before or after the cheese tweet?
This is a great story for Iran. They made the US look weak. Such an embarrassment.
Pure frickin’ tripe. He didn’t call iran or be bothered for it for 10 hours. He wanted our military to be humiliated on the world stage. Nothing can convince me otherwise.
If this had truly been something they didn’t want it wouldn’t have made the front page news.
A Jane Fonda just with shorter hair.
Says the french faggot.
Weapons seized from the American Riverine vessels, including chainguns, rifles, and belts of what appears to be .50 caliber ammunition, are laid out by the Iranian soldiers who intercepted the boats
WTF?
What am I missing? 
I can’t even say “Kerry” and “boat” in the same sentence without my blood pressure going up.
If they can keep their “story” straight.
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