Iran's Supreme Leader Awards Medals to Troops Who Captured US Sailors

Though the sailors were released the following day, Iran released video of the sailors being captured, detained and apologizing for the incursion.

Military.com, --February 2, 2016

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Iran's supreme leader has awarded medals to five members of the Iranian Navy whom he said "captured intruding" U.S. Navy sailors during a tense incident last month.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei awarded the Order of Fat'h medal to Admiral Ali Fadavi, the head of the navy of the Revolutionary Guards, and four commanders who seized the two U.S. Navy vessels, according to Reuters. Iran's state media reported the news on Sunday. In a tweet sent from his account Sunday, Khamenei misidentified those who were "captured" as being members of the Marines. More...

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