An act of war…or just the consequences of having a Pacifist in Chief?

Iran is detaining two US Navy ships.
The US ships were patrolling the Persian Gulf at the time.

Via: Gateway Pundit

UPDATE:

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the White House is actively monitoring the unfolding situation with Iran, adding that such “provocative” behavior from the Islamic Republic is why President Barack Obama made negotiating the nuclear deal a top priority.

“This is obviously a situation that we are monitoring closely,” Earnest told CNN host Jake Tapper. “We’ve received assurances from the Iranians that both our sailors are safe and they are being sort of afforded the proper courtesy that you would expect.”

“We’ve also most importantly received assurances that they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly,” he added, noting that the White House was “still learning more” about the situation.

Tapper pressed Earnest on whether the U.S. should continue with plans to relieve sanctions on Iran in the coming days as part of the nuclear agreement.

“In a few days they are scheduled to have the relief of all those sanctions,” Tapper said. “The basic question being: this does not seem like a country that is ready to be welcomed back to the community of nations.”

“That’s right, Jake,” Earnest said. “Certainly the United States has been concerned with the kind of provocative, destabilizing actions that have been a hallmark of Iranian behavior over the last several decades. In fact, that is why the United States and this president made it a priority to organize the international community to reach an agreement with Iran that will prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

He added, “That’s an indication that we are making some progress countering the threat that is imposed by Iran.”

Tapper didn’t appear sold.

“I hear you, but they have 10 American sailors in custody right now, Josh. I think there are a lot of Americans watching right now that are wondering why we are about to give them sanction relief when they have 10 Americans — whenever they have them,” Tapper said.

“Well, these were sanctions that were imposed on Iran over their nuclear program,” Earnest responded, adding that the U.S. “will continue to have sanctions on Iran” over the country’s support for terrorism.

Earnest added, “We continue to be concerned about this situation. That precisely is why the president made preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon a top national security priority.”

Via: The Blaze

UPDATE:

IRAN HAS ARRESTED 10 NAVY SAILORS:

https://twitter.com/SaeedKD/status/687027555052982273

From Twitter: Thomas Erdbrink  @ThomasErdbrink
Tehran bureau chief for the New York Times. I am one of the few Westerners reporting from Iran, and have been based here for the past 10 years.

IRAN HAS CONFISCATED GPS EQUIPMENT BELONGING TO SAILORS…”Our border was crossed”

From Twitter: Saeed Kamali Dehghan  @SaeedKD
Guardian journalist covering Iran.

https://twitter.com/SaeedKD/status/687045250565685248

https://twitter.com/SaeedKD/status/687037102148706304

https://twitter.com/SaeedKD/status/687037652885987329

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