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
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.
US: No Iranians among ICRC delegation
AP: The U.S. military issued a statement Friday clarifying that there were no Iranians in an International Committee of the Red Cross team who had visited five Iranians in American detention after they were arrested three months ago in Irbil.
Talks on Iran’s nuclear program resume
AP: Iran and the major powers seeking to halt its nuclear program resumed discussions almost immediately after Iran announced that it was releasing a British navy crew, an EU official said Thursday.
U.S. may give Iran access to 5 detainees
AP: U.S. and Iraqi officials are working to give Iran access to the five Iranians detained by American forces in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
U.S. protects Iranian opposition group in Iraq
CNN: An Iranian opposition group based in Iraq, despite being considered terrorists by the United States, continues to receive protection from the American military in the face of Iraqi pressure to leave the country.
British sailors: The past two weeks have been very difficult
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 Britains Ministry of Defence issued a statement on behalf of 15 of its marines and sailors who arrived in London on Thursday following nearly two weeks of captivity in Iran.
British sailors: The past two weeks have been very difficult
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 Britains Ministry of Defence issued a statement on behalf of 15 of its marines and sailors who arrived in London on Thursday following nearly two weeks of captivity in Iran.
Outside View: Act of grace or desperation?
UPI: While everyone breathed a sigh of relief over the release of 15 British sailors held captive by the Iranian regime for nearly two weeks, the theatrics played out on television screens during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s news conference in Tehran Wednesday were despicable to say the least.
