AFP: Britain has suspended boarding operations in the Gulf and is reviewing its rules of engagement after a dispute with Iran over the capture of 15 British naval personnel, a top officer said Friday.
France sees progress in row over academic held in Iran
AFP: Iran is showing encouraging signs that the case of a French academic prevented from leaving Tehran after his passport was confiscated could be resolved soon, the French foreign ministry said Friday.
Iran used British woman as ‘propaganda tool’
AFP: Iran used the only woman among 15 captured British naval personnel as a “propaganda tool”, keeping her isolated and telling her she was the only one being held, the group said Friday.
British sailors tell of intense ‘pressure’ in Iranian detention
AFP: The 15 British sailors freed by Iran told Friday how they were subjected to intense “psychological pressure” and threatened with prison during their two weeks in captivity.
Tehran tyrant
The Sun – The Sun Says: IT was good to see our 15 sailors and marines back on British soil yesterday without their Del Boy suits and not a bruise among them.
Iraq official: EFP bomb killed Britons
AP: The Basra police commander on Friday said the roadside bomb used in an attack that killed four British soldiers had not been used in southern Iraq before, and his description of the deadly weapon indicated it was a feared Iranian-designed explosively formed projectile.
British navy personnel speak of detention in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 – The following is the full text of a joint statement by the 15 British marines and sailors who were captured by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in March. The statement was read out jointly by the two most senior officers in the group a day after they returned to London.
British navy personnel speak of detention in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 – The following is the full text of a joint statement by the 15 British marines and sailors who were captured by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in March. The statement was read out jointly by the two most senior officers in the group a day after they returned to London.
Mahmoud’s ‘gift’
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: Having kidnapped 15 British sailors and marines in Iraqi waters and paraded them before the world making “confessions,” Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad now says he is pardoning them as a “gift” to the British people. As we go to press, Iran’s news agency reports the Brits will go home today.
Russian nuclear delegation to visit Tehran next week
AFP: Russian nuclear contractor Atomstroiexport plans to send a delegation of experts to Iran next week to discuss the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, the company said Friday.
