Iran foiled U.S. F-18’s attempt to free sailors last year: commander
January 19, 2017 - 14:47
TEHRAN – Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base’s warning alerts forced the U.S. F-18 fighter jet to abandon attempts to free U.S. sailors captured by Iranian forces last January, the base’s lieutenant commander Alireza Sabahi-Fard announced on Wednesday.
The IRGC Naval Force captured the U.S. Navy sailors inside Iran’s territorial waters on January 12, 2016 in the Persian Gulf.
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