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Originally Posted by punky
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Originally Posted by BBC
A spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the vessels had entered Iranian waters without permission.
A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Hamid Reza Asefi, said the three vessels had entered Iranian waters on Monday morning.
"Iran's naval forces, acting on their legal duty, confiscated the vessels and arrested the crew," he added.
An Iranian military spokesman said the boats were being escorted to shore, where an investigation would be conducted.
He indicated they could be freed soon if the inquiry showed there had been no malicious intent.
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Hopefully they will embarrass the necessary people into apologising for not asking permission to enter the area they were caught in and then the boats and more importantly the crews will be released.
Looks like someone was flexing their muscles a bit.