Shatt al-Arab spat points to more assertive Iranian right: three-day arrest of naval crew highlights strategic value of Gulf waterway.(Iran)

MEED Middle East Economic Digest | June 25, 2004 | Copyright

The arrest and three-day imprisonment of eight UK Royal Navy personnel who strayed into Iranian waters in the Shatt al-Arab waterway created new tension between London and Tehran in mid-June, even though the men were eventually freed on 24 June. The incident reflects a growing assertiveness in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

The UK Ministry of Defence says the men were captured after their three patrol boats strayed deep inside Iranian territory early on 21 June after losing their way in poor weather. Iran's state-run Arabic-language satellite channel ...

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