Iran's mysterious naval episode in India has taken another turn after three servicemen returned home following what Fars described as six months of “captivity.” The men were reportedly linked to the Iranian Navy vessel Lavan, which had participated in an exercise in India alongside Dena before the latter warship was struck by the United States. But Iranian authorities had never previously announced that Lavan personnel were being held, while India had allowed the vessel to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds. Who supposedly held the three Iranian servicemen, and what actually happened during those unexplained six months?
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