2 U.S. Navy Boats With 10 American Sailors Held by Iran Military

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    Iranian military forces seized two U.S. Navy boats Tuesday and are detaining them on Iran's Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, senior U.S. officials told NBC News.

    The 10 American sailors aboard the small riverine vessels were on a training mission around noon ET when one of the boats may have experienced mechanical failure and drifted into Iranian-claimed waters, officials said. Iran's coast guard took them into custody.

    The officials said it's unclear whether the sailors — nine men and one woman — had strayed into Iranian territorial waters before they were captured.

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