The U.S. State Department declined to say Wednesday whether Iran violated the Geneva Convention by putting captured U.S. Navy sailors on television Tuesday after their two boats were seized in what Iran claims was its territorial waters.

The sailors — nine men and one woman — were shown sitting on the floor, with the woman wearing a hijab, or head covering, in deference to Islamic law. One sailor, allegedly the “commander” of the group, was interviewed on television apologizing for his “mistake.”

State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner declined to answer at a Wednesday briefing whether Iran had violated the Geneva Convention, saying the videos might not be authentic. Matt Lee of the Associated Press challenged his claims that the sailors had not been mistreated if their rights under the Convention may have been violated.

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