Iran's Revolutionary Guards in a statement early Wednesday confirmed they had seized two American boats and 10 sailors in "Iranian territory" near the Farsi island in the Gulf.
"At 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, two American combat boats carrying 10 armed marines who had entered Iranian territory were seized by the combat units of the Guards naval force and moved to Farsi island," an official statement said, according to AFP.
"Passengers of the American boats, including nine men and one woman, (are being treated) with the Islamic conduct customary of the soldiers of the Guards naval forces, and they are in good health and being kept in a proper location," it added.