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January 14, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/01/13/what-we-dont-know-about-irans-capture-and-release-of-u-s-sailors/

Iran's Capture and Release of U.S. Sailors

(Wall Street Journal) Michael Singh - The U.S. sailors captured by Iran were not immediately released, but were held overnight, questioned, and photographed for media consumption. This incident must be triangulated against other Iranian actions, including its testing of ballistic missiles, a live-fire incident in the proximity of U.S. Navy and commercial shipping vessels, the continued detention of Iranian-Americans, the recent ransacking of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, and Iran's undiminished support for the Assad regime in Syria. All of these point toward continuity, rather than change, in Iran's regional policy. The writer is managing director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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