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Iran informs UN nuclear watchdog of suspension of cooperation

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 29 – Iran has officially informed the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it has partly suspended its cooperation with the agency, state media reported on Thursday.

Iran claims British troops attack its outpost in southern Iraq

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 29 – Iran claimed on Thursday that its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra had come under attack from British forces, escalating London-Tehran tensions over last week’s capture of 15 British sailors and navy personnel by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.

Iran claims British troops attack its outpost in southern Iraq

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 29 – Iran claimed on Thursday that its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra had come under attack from British forces, escalating London-Tehran tensions over last week’s capture of 15 British sailors and navy personnel by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.

Fury as Iran shows footage of captured sailors on television

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The Guardian: Iran dramatically raised the stakes in its tense diplomatic stand-off with Britain last night, broadcasting a propaganda video of the British sailors and marines seized last week, including a “confession” that they had entered Iranian waters.

Iran and America

Washington Times: The Iranian-staged capture of 15 British service members who were clearly in Iraqi waters needs to be seen as another blatant “act of war” against the United States. This time, the mullahs’ target was the United Kingdom, America’s closest ally in the war against terrorism. This

Iran tests EU unity

Los Angeles Times: If Europeans won’t come to the aid of the kidnapped British sailors, what good is the European Union?

Iran says may not release woman sailor

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Reuters: Iran will delay the release of the only woman among 15 British military personnel detained last week if Tehran is faced with “fuss and wrong behaviour” from Britain, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.

Yen near two-week high as investors reduce risk on Iran concern

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Bloomberg: The yen traded near the highest in two weeks against the dollar on speculation tensions with Iran will increase, prompting investors to sell riskier investments funded by borrowing the currency.

Text of Blair’s remarks on capture of British sailors by Iran

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Iran Focus: London, Mar. 29 – British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran on Wednesday that London was going to ratchet up the pressure to ensure the release of 15 of its sailors and marines who were captured by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the Iran-Iraq waterway last week. The following is the text of Blair’s remarks to the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Question Time:

Text of Blair’s remarks on capture of British sailors by Iran

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Iran Focus: London, Mar. 29 – British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran on Wednesday that London was going to ratchet up the pressure to ensure the release of 15 of its sailors and marines who were captured by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the Iran-Iraq waterway last week. The following is the text of Blair’s remarks to the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Question Time: