Obama Touts Iran Nuke Deal, But Fails to Mention 10 Sailors Detained By Iran

In tonight's State of the Union Address, President Obama touts the Iran nuclear deal.

"[W]e built a global coalition, with sanctions and principled diplomacy, to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. As we speak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war," Obama will say, according to the prepared text of the speech released tonight by the White House.

That is all Obama will say about Iran tonight, according to the text.

And Obama will not mention that 10 U.S. sailors have been detained today by Iran. As the New York Times reported:

Two United States Navy patrol boats and their crews were seized by the Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday during what a Tehran news agency alleged was "snooping."

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