Armed Forces News

Arizona Republican John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is not satisfied with the explanations of what occurred when Iran seized the crews of two Navy riverine boats last month. McCain called the incident, which culminated in their release after several hours, “The latest provocation of the United States and yet another attempt to humiliate American military personnel,” in a Feb. 10 statement. He also lambasted the Obama administration for its praise of Iranian actions, and stated that those who seized the boats deserved condemnation instead. Reuters reported Feb. 14 that McCain vowed to subpoena the Navy crews if he does not receive a satisfactory summary of what happened by March 1.