Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Tuesday that Iran's seizure of 10 American sailors was most likely a "hostile" action.
"If they strayed into Iranian territory, that's one thing," the Illinois Republican told
Wolf Blitzer on CNN. "I have a hard time understanding how two small boats could stray into, frankly, a really small island in the Persian Gulf.
"When you hear that the Iranians say they were arrested, when you hear they can't let them go in the dark — which is interesting to me — I think this is a serious situation," Kinzinger said. "We hope they get returned safely and shortly."
Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran who served in both Iraq an Afghanistan, added: "It's something we're very concerned about.
"But at the end of the day, hopefully, these sailors are returned safely — and then we can figure out what happened," he said. "If, in fact, Iran acted hostilely, they ought to be punished."
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