Sanctions relief continues to be a major sticking point in indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran over the U.S. government’s efforts to enforce crippling sanctions on the regime in Tehran. It certainly underscores the risks inherent in the U.S. If the footage the Iranians released is an accurate depiction of the reported events last week, even in part, it certainly reflects yet another serious high-seas encounter between the two countries. There is the possibility that portions of the footage may not necessarily all be from this recent reported incident or may have been otherwise altered in some way. It is important to note that the veracity of the video clips, seen below via Iran’s semi-official Fars News, now circulating online cannot be readily verified independently.
