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In pictures: the hostage crisis

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 02 – The following are a series of photos relating to the standoff between Britain and Iran over the fate...

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...

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...

Official: Iran not obligated to respect UNSCR 1747

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 02 – A senior Iranian Majlis (Parliament) official said on Monday that Iran was not obligated to adhere to...

Opposition group: Iran leaders planned capture of Britons

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 31 – Iran’s main opposition movement, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said on Saturday that Iran’s Islamic...

New pictures released on Iran TV of Britons’ “confessions”

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 30 – Iran’s state television on Friday broadcasted new footage of British sailors allegedly “confessing” to entering Iranian waters “illegally”....

Text of Iran’s letter to Britain regarding dispute over sailors

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 30 - The following is the text of a letter from Iran’s Foreign Ministry to the British ambassador in Tehran...

Text of 3rd letter allegedly written by Faye Turney in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 30 - The following is the text of a third letter allegedly written by Faye Turney, one of 15 British...

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