Captured British naval patrol was inside our waters, claim Iranians

From: The Scotsman | Date: March 24, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

TENSIONS rose last night after Iran refused to release 15 British service personnel it had seized in the Persian Gulf.

In a robust statement that seemed to discount the possibility of an early solution to the diplomatic stand-off, Tehran accused Britain of "blatant aggression" by sailing into its territorial waters.

The combative response came less than 24 hours before the United Nations Security Council was due to vote on Iran's contentious nuclear programme.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the firebrand president of Iran, had been due to travel to New York to address his critics ahead of the crucial ...

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