Blair calls for "unconditional release" of
sailors
LONDON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony
Blair Thursday called for "unconditional release" of 15 British Navy personnel
detained by Iran last week.
In an interview with ITV television, Blair said that "the
important thing is we just keep making it very, very clear to the Iranian
government it is not a situation that will be relieved by anything but the
unconditional release of all our people." Full
story
Iran confirms to release UK female
sailor
TEHRAN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry
spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Wednesday confirmed that Tehran would soon
release the only female among the 15 captured British sailors and marines, the
official IRNA news agency reported.
The female sailor will be released and Foreign
Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has announced the release would occur Wednesday or
Thursday, Hosseini was quoted as saying by IRNA. Full story
UK condemns footage of British
detained sailors by Iran TV
LONDON, March
28 (Xinhua) -- Britain on Wednesday condemned the footage of detained British
service personnel aired by Iranian state television, saying it was "completely
unacceptable." Full story
Britain threatens to freeze business
with Iran over detained sailors
LONDON, March
28 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Wednesday that
Britain would freeze all "official bilateral business" with Iran until it
released the 15 captured British sailors. Full story
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