Press Association: The 15, whose release from nearly two weeks in Iranian captivity was announced by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday, had arrived at the airport in a convoy of cars that drove directly to the presidential VIP section of the airport.

AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday the British government had promised not to repeat the incident which saw 15 of its sailors seized for entering Iranian waters.

AFP: President George W. Bush on Wednesday welcomed the release by Iran of 15 British naval personnel, captured almost two weeks ago in the Gulf.

AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday met the 15 British sailors as they were released at the presidential compound, wishing them success for the future, state television pictures showed.

Reuters: An adviser to Iran’s president said the 15 British sailors and marines who had been detained in Iran would be handed over to the British embassy on Thursday and would then leave, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported.

Bloomberg: Iran said today it will investigate the disappearance of a former FBI agent, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.

AP: Syria played a key role in resolving the standoff over the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran, two government officials said Wednesday.

Bloomberg: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the 15 Britons seized 13 days ago are being pardoned for the prophet Muhammad’s birthday and are being released after his news conference in Tehran today.

Iran Focus: Tehran/London, Apr. 04 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad awarded a medal of honour on Wednesday to a Revolutionary Guards commander for his role in arresting 15 British marines and sailors who Iran had charged had entered Iranian waters illegally last month but Britain maintained were in Iraqi territorial waters at the time of their seizure.