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On December 21, 2006 the United States military raided a group of Iranian officials including two foriegn affair officials and detained them. American forces released the offials after nine days, on December 29, 2006. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...
The Iranian officials were in Iraq at the invitation of Iraq's president, Jalal Talibani, as part of an agreement to improve security between the two countries. It is not clear why they were detained, as no offical record or cite is available. Jalal Talabani (in Kurdish:ïºï»ªï»»ï» ïºïºï»ï»ªïºïºï»§ï»° /Celal Talebanî )(in Arabic: Ø¬ÙØ§Ù Ø·Ø§ÙØ¨Ø§ÙÙ: jalâl tâlabânî) (born 1933), Iraqi politician, was named President of Iraq on April 6, 2005 by the Iraqi National Assembly. ...