Farsi Island
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Farsi Island (Template:Langx) is a tiny, barren Iranian island (Bushehr province) in the Persian Gulf. There is an IRGC Navy base on this island. The island has an area of about Template:Convert and is restricted from the public. The center of Farsi Island is located at latitude 27° 59' 36" N and longitude 50° 10' 22" E. Its maximum elevation is Template:Convert. The word Farsi means "Persian".
In the late 1980s, during the "Tanker War" phase of the Iran–Iraq War, the IRGC used speedboats to launch attacks from Farsi Island on vessels of Iraq and its allies, including Kuwait.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The United States entered the Persian gulf to protect Kuwaiti oil shipments. Iran planted naval mines near Farsi Island on the route of the first convoy, consisting of US navy vessels escorting the Kuwaiti oil tanker Bridgeton, which hit one of the mines.
On January 12, 2016, Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces stationed on the island apprehended two small vessels and their 10 U.S. Navy sailors after the latter entered Iranian waters.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The incident prompted talks between the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the U.S. State Department regarding their release.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All 10 sailors and their vessels were released the following morning.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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