World | Iran Iran: We Detained 7 US Troops at Border Report says they were trying to cross over By Polly Davis Doig Posted Sep 19, 2010 7:27 AM CDT Copied In this photo taken Feb. 4, 2010, a padlocked gate is seen at the al-Sheeb land crossing on the border with Iran, south of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) Iran may have let one US hiker go, but a semi-official state media source says it's snagged 7 US troops who were attempting to illegally cross the border, Reuters reports. The Fars news agency today said, without citing a source, "Recently seven American troops were detained by Iranian guards in a southeastern province of the country ... Two Iranians accompanying the troops were also arrested." Read These Next Firefighters 'didn't have a chance' in Idaho ambush. Obituary reveals teacher's same-sex marriage, and he's fired. Teen Motocross star repeatedly 'run over' at event. After girl goes overboard on cruise, 'hero' dad to the rescue. Report an error