WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? U.S. Navy personnel helped repair a stranded Iranian fishing boat on Tuesday, the Navy said, even as the two countries trade accusations about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
A U.S. military helicopter stationed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, positioned in the Gulf, caught sight of the small Iranian fishing vessel, which was carrying nine crew members, the Navy said in a statement.
The crew of the traditional fishing vessel, or dhow, sent out a distress call after its engine overheated. Its crew were waving a cloth, the statement said.
With the Iranian crew's permission, personnel from a U.S. destroyer boarded the Iranian ship, and repaired the vessel's engine. U.S. personnel also freed a fouled propeller, the statement said.
"After ensuring the dhow was operational, and the crew was safe with sufficient amounts of food, water and fuel to continue its transit, the (U.S.) teams departed the scene and returned to their ships," the Navy statement said.
While U.S. officials say such encounters are not unusual, Tuesday's exchange occurred amid sharp tensions between Iran and the United States.
The West suspects that Iran's uranium enrichment activities are putting it closer to producing a nuclear weapon, a charge that Tehran denies.
Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping lane, if Western sanctions aimed at starving Iran's nuclear program of funds stop it from selling oil.
(Reporting By Missy Ryan; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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You've likely found yourself in an uncomfortable conversation at a party, taken a business meeting from which you'd like to escape, gone on an awkward date, or found yourself in any situation where you wanted to get out without hurting anyone's feelings. While most people believe either honesty or deception is the solution to this problem, you actually need both. Here's why. 
I went to Twitter and Facebook to ask, "How do you get out of an awkward conversation? Or a date? Or meeting? Or any awkward situation, for that matter?" The answers oscillated between using truth and resorting to lies. Some people suggested faking a heart attack, a phone call, or the need to use the bathroom. Others suggested bluntness and honesty, even when it hurts. While in reality, both truth and lies are likely to get you out of an awkward situation most of the time, neither are always effective and both run the risk of hurting the other party's feelings. Some people can be so inappropriate and rude that a little blunt truth is necessary, but many uncomfortable situations arise because of social anxieties or the lack of any significant chemistry. That really isn't anybody's fault, so the blunt truth can seem a little harsh and lies a little damaging. The trick is finding a happy medium between the two approaches. You can get there by doing two simple things, and through the process you may turn an awkward conversation into one you'll actually enjoy.
First, find the most specific version of the truth. You've realized you don't want to continue interacting with this person, but why? Is it because of boredom? Are they bringing up a subject that makes you uncomfortable? Do you disagree with something they're saying? The first thing you need to do is discover the root cause and be specific.
Second, listen to how your truth sounds and adjust it to better the situation. "You're boring me so I want to leave" and "this subject is making me uncomfortable" are a bit different. The former is unnecessarily harsh and the latter is pretty reasonable. If your truth is already pretty reasonable, you should go ahead and say it tempered with a little kindness: "This subject is actually making me a little uncomfortable. Would you mind if we talked about something else?" If your truth is too harsh, you can approach the problem similarly: "I have to be honest?the feeding process of the remora is not that interesting to me. Would you mind if we talked about something else?" (For the record, though, the remora?also known as the "sharksucker"?is a fascinating fish. Keep it in the back of your mind for your next conversation with a sea creature enthusiast or when you need an awesome, intellectual metaphor.)
If you find that you just want to leave, there's only one thing you have to say: "Well, it has been nice talking to/meeting you." Sometimes you may want to add, "but I have to get going" (if you're planning to leave). This is a lie, because if you'd truly had a nice time with this person you wouldn't be looking for a way out. Nonetheless, it's a clear end to the conversation that is polite without suggesting any future communication.
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