In pictures: the hostage crisis

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 02 – The following are a series of photos relating to the standoff between Britain and Iran over the fate of 15 British marines and sailors being held in an Iranian detention centre:

Russian expert says Iran can make nuclear weapons

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Reuters: Russia’s leading nuclear scientist said on Monday that it was just a question of time before Iran developed a nuclear weapon and it should be stopped.

Cartoon expressions: Britain-Iran standoff

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 02 – The following are a collection of political cartoons which have appeared in British dailies over the past two weeks regarding the arrest of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran:

Two Maggies

The Sun – The Sun Says: Margaret Thatcher and Margaret Beckett share a first name but that’s all.

Cartoon expressions: Britain-Iran standoff

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 02 – The following are a collection of political cartoons which have appeared in British dailies over the past two weeks regarding the arrest of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran:

Perspectives: Britain’s Iranian hostage crisis

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 02 – The following are snippets of what Britain’s dailies have been saying about the capture of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards:

Perspectives: Britain’s Iranian hostage crisis

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 02 – The following are snippets of what Britain’s dailies have been saying about the capture of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards:

Official: Iran not obligated to respect UNSCR 1747

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 02 – A senior Iranian Majlis (Parliament) official said on Monday that Iran was not obligated to adhere to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747 which ordered it last month to freeze its uranium enrichment activities.

A weak Britain becomes a target for tyrants

Sunday Telegraph – Leaders: The Prime Minister is right about one thing. The kidnapping of 15 British soldiers and sailors by the Iranians is indeed “unjustified and wrong”. The question is what to do about it. Tony Blair’s dismal foreign policy record over the past decade means that Britain has very few options.

Ministers seek deal with Iran for captives

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Daily Telegraph: Ministers are preparing a compromise deal to allow Iran to save face and release its 15 British military captives by promising that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission.