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** FILE ** A Ghader missile is launched from the area near the Iranian port of Jask, on the shore of the Gulf of Oman, during an Iranian navy drill on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jamejam Online, Azin Haghighi)

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Protesters in Sanaa, Yemen, react after receiving the news of the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for Oman on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Iranian Navy personnel take part in their naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 on the Sea of Oman, Iran, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ali Mohammadi)

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Iranian Navy personnel take part Dec. 28, 2011, in their naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 on the Sea of Oman, Iran. (Associated Press/Xinhua)

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Iranian navy members take positions Dec. 28, 2011, during a drill in the Sea of Oman. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** The Iranian navy patrols in the Sea of Oman, which is near the strategic oil shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Sarah Shourd (left), Josh Fattal (center) and Shane Bauer are pictured at the airport in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, before leaving for the United States. The two men, who were freed from an Iranian prison Wednesday, told reporters they were "eager to go home." (AP Photo/Sultan al-Hasani)

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Josh Fattal (left) and Shane Bauer are shown at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Wednesday before leaving for Oman after being freed by Iran from custody. The release of the two Americans, imprisoned by Iranian authorities as spies, ended a high-profile drama that lasted more than two years. (Islamic Republic News Agency via Associated Press)

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Freed American Josh Fattal (left) meets relatives and friends upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, he and fellow American Shane Bauer, convicted as spies, took their first steps on their way home as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)

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Freed American Josh Fattal (center, in blue shirt) hugs his relatives upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)

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Freed American Josh Fattal (center, in blue shirt) hugs his relatives upon arriving in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, Mr. Fattal and Shane Bauer took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)

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Freed American Josh Fattal (center, in blue shirt) is hugged by relatives and friends upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Iran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, Mr. Fattal and Shane Bauer, convicted as spies, took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)

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Freed American Shane Bauer (right) kisses fiancee Sarah Shourd upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)

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Freed American Shane Bauer (center) is welcomed upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)