United States Navy

US sailors released unharmed by Iranians in less than a day

US Secretary of State Kerry taps the personal relationship he has formed with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif during the negotiations on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, for setting 10 US Navy sailors free after they were detained when their boats drifted into Iranian watersIt turned out to be the international crisis that wasn't.

Netanyahu wants US release of Israeli spy Pollard kept low-key

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli officials to keep low-key about Friday's scheduled release by the United States of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, a cabinet minister said.

The former U.S. Navy analyst's espionage for Israel in the 1980s remains a strain on ties with Washington, and his parole terms dictate that he stay in the United States for five years. 

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