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@NickKristof This would be a good time to ascertain all the facts, and in the meantime, calm the hell down. #Iran

@NickKristof Hmm, a political system where the hardliners are constantly trying to undermine the plans of the president...sounds familiar.

@NickKristof So what, Rouhani should release them now.

@NickKristof US Navy boats "drifted inadvertently" into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf, says White House

@NickKristof what an amazingly inane statement to make.

@NickKristofhttps://twitter.com/Marc_Leibowitz/status/687055204756418562 …

@NickKristof IRGCN has always been more volatile than traditional Navy. Wouldn’t read too much into larger diplomatic impacts just yet.

@NickKristof @thegarance Why do you assume it's "hardliners" who are doing this? Is Khamenei a "hardliner" or a "moderate"?

@NickKristof @thegarance check yourselves. "stemmed from some type of mechanical trouble with one of the boats" http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAN_US_NAVY_BOATS?SITE=AP&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-01-12-16-04-56 …

@NickKristof iI think US losing its credbjitity and image as super power !!!

@NickKristof no it won't

.@NickKristof Are you surprised? sigh

@NickKristof American hardliners have been systematically trying to undermine the rest of the world and damage every foreign relation US has

As though Iran's presidents have any real power. @NickKristof

@NickKristof anything to excuse the Iranians - now its not the Mullhas! anything to protect Obama and his surrender to the Mullahs!

@NickKristof What would the US do if two Iranian warships "drifted" into their waters?

@NickKristof that was the case with the British sailors. I'm not sure we have sufficient information about this one yet.

@NickKristof interesting that at the same time US ships have been getting closer & closer as if to say "come & get me, if u can!"

@NickKristof Of course by hardliners you mean the actual rulers of Iran.