Iran releases 10 U.S. sailors after reported apology [photos]

Good news. Iran has released the 10 sailors and two boats detained yesterday allegedly after the boats drifted into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf:

First picture of the 10 US sailors released by Iran https://t.co/k9uJn1iSXH pic.twitter.com/NrL9GuCDDZ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 13, 2016

First pics of US sailors arrested in Iran's waters in Persian Gulf by IRGCpic.twitter.com/7bMMgnmkSs

— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) January 13, 2016

U.S. official said all 10 American sailors captured by Iran are onboard USS Anzio getting initial medical checks. https://t.co/SF1nmo3OdQ

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 13, 2016

IRGC: we concluded that US troops entered our waters unintentionally.so we decided to free them.
Images:@SharghDaily pic.twitter.com/cM7iyxS247

— Sadegh Ghorbani (@GhorbaniSadegh) January 13, 2016

But is this true? We apologized?

https://twitter.com/BREAKING_PTV/status/687216572524556288

https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/687218091088936960

#IRGC says because #US sailors' intrusion wasn't deliberate & US made apology, #Iran decided to release them. pic.twitter.com/ZBtzD2y8Xa

— Abas Aslani (@AbasAslani) January 13, 2016

#Breaking: IRGC says US authorities apologized, committed "not to repeat such mistakes." #Iran

— Sadegh Ghorbani (@GhorbaniSadegh) January 13, 2016

Earlier, “General Ali Fadavi, the navy chief of Iran’s revolutionary guard,” went on state television claiming the sailors were detained for “unprofessional behavior” and that Iran was asking for an apology from the U.S. as a condition of their release:

Iran demands apology after US navy vessels enter its waters – video https://t.co/YMierzLrBY

— The Guardian (@guardian) January 13, 2016

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