Images of american sailors prominently displayed across television in iran. Nine men, o onewoman, held bill the iranians. Tonight, critics say iran has humiliated the sailors, amid questions about why they were in iranian waters in the first place. The ten american sailors on display, their hands on their heads as the cameras roll. The sailors are a askedf their vessels were in iranans terrorial waters. You will hear one sailors answer. And tonight, centcom is now saying the iranian staged the video, and that that sailor was trying to diffuse a tense situation. Abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran is in bahrain. Reporter tuesday evening, around 5 00 p. M. In the persian gulf, the capture. Two american boats are surrounded and subdued as iranian navy cameras record the scene. And then, a f few minutes later, the surrender. Images of the ten u. S. Sailors, kneeling, hands on their heads, the iranians in control. Through the night, secretary of state kerry makes five calls to the
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