“Oh by the way, did you see that Iran has taken hostage a crew of one of the vessels today? Was that a CIA plot too?”
Give him a few minutes and he’ll invent a story explaining that the hostage takers are working for Bolton.
Explanation:
11 of the sailors supposedly “detained” were in fact Russians that did not want to be “rescued” by our navy.
The Iranian ship is designated NAJI10 and they delivered the Russian nationals to the Port of Bandar-e-Jask where they will be repatriated to Russia.
The other 10 sailors are awaiting return to their home countries.