Iran frees US Navy sailors held in Gulf after incursion

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Iran has released 10 US sailors held for entering its territorial waters, in a swift resolution of an incident that tested newly improved US-Iranian ties.

The US expressed its gratitude to Iran for freeing the sailors one day after they were detained when their vessel broke down in the Gulf.

Iranian state media said the group was released after apologising.

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