AFP: A top Iranian army official warned Arab states neighbouring Israel against a “Zionist suicide attack” in the summer, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
Iran army chief warns of Israeli ‘suicide attack’
Protest gathering in front of British embassy in Tehran
DPA: Hundreds of Iranian protestors gathered in front of the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday in protest against London’s stance in the row between Iran and Britain over the seizure of 15 British sailors.
Bush calls for Iran to free U.K. sailors
AP: President Bush on Saturday called for the release of 15 British sailors and marines being held by Iran, calling their capture by Tehran “inexcusable behavior.”
If the Iranians hate us, let them also fear us
Daily Telegraph – Leaders: It is one thing to be disliked; quite another to be despised. Iran would not have kidnapped our Servicemen without having considered our rules of engagement, our diplomatic isolation and our likely military response, and made a rough calculation of how likely they were to get away with their piracy.
Waite offers to go to Iran for captives
Reuters: Negotiator Terry Waite, who survived almost five years as a hostage, offered to travel to Iran on Saturday to help free the 15 British naval personnel being held in Tehran.
Iran has plans to stop oil sales in dollars: TV
Reuters: Iran’s central bank governor said Tehran had plans to end the sale of its oil in dollars completely, state television reported on Friday, part of a move to protect the Islamic Republic from mounting U.S. pressure.
Iran says Britain mishandling captives’ issue
Reuters: London has mishandled the aftermath of the detention of British naval personnel in the Gulf, Iran’s president said on Saturday after Britain expressed concern at Iranian “sabre-rattling”.
Britain says discussing detained sailors with Iran
Reuters: Britain has sent Iran a written reply to its note on the detention of 15 British naval personnel in the Gulf eight days ago and the two sides are now talking, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said on Saturday.
Opposition group: Iran leaders planned capture of Britons
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 31 Irans main opposition movement, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said on Saturday that Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had planned the recent capture of 15 British marines and naval personnel and are holding the group in an effort to gain concessions from the West.
Opposition group: Iran leaders planned capture of Britons
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 31 Irans main opposition movement, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said on Saturday that Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had planned the recent capture of 15 British marines and naval personnel and are holding the group in an effort to gain concessions from the West.
