Daily Telegraph: A diplomatic crisis between London and Teheran erupted yesterday after 15 British sailors and Royal Marines carrying out a search of a cargo ship in the Gulf were seized at gunpoint by Iranian forces.
Marines seized by Iranian guards
Protecting Iraq’s oil supply
The Guardian: The frigate HMS Cornwall is on patrol as the lead ship of Combined Task Force 158, whose UN-backed mission is to protect Iraq’s oil platforms and exports against pirates, smugglers, and terrorists.
Did Iraqi police help kill U.S. troops?
Wall Street Journal: Stoking concerns that insurgents have infiltrated Iraqi forces, an account by four witnesses suggests that a brazen January attack that killed five U.S. soldiers may have been aided by Iraqi police.
Free our sailors, UK tells Iran
The Guardian: Britain yesterday demanded the return of 15 sailors and marines seized by the Iranian navy in a channel separating Iraq and Iran.
Iran’s president cancels U.N. appearance
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad canceled a trip to New York to address the U.N. Security Council before it votes Saturday to impose further sanctions against his country for refusing to stop enriching uranium, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
U.S. Navy 5th Fleet statement on Iran-UK incident
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 23 – The United States Naval Forces Central Command (U.S. Fifth Fleet) issued a statement on the capture of 15 British Navy and Marine personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Friday. The following is the full text of the statement:
Iranian president calls off trip to UN in New York
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled his visit to New York to address the U.N. Security Council because of delays in granting visas to his entourage, Tehran’s U.N. ambassador said on Friday.
U.S. Navy 5th Fleet statement on Iran-UK incident
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 23 – The United States Naval Forces Central Command (U.S. Fifth Fleet) issued a statement on the capture of 15 British Navy and Marine personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Friday. The following is the full text of the statement:
Iran summons British envoy in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s envoy in Tehran on Friday shortly after the British Foreign Office summoned the Iranian ambassador in London over the detention of 15 British marines and sailors by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.
Iran summons British envoy in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s envoy in Tehran on Friday shortly after the British Foreign Office summoned the Iranian ambassador in London over the detention of 15 British marines and sailors by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.
