A television grab of Nathan Thomas Summers speaking on Iranian television March 30, 2007. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

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Iran releases letter, TV of detained Britons

    LONDON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian embassy in London released Friday a third letter allegedly written by detained British sailor Faye Turney, saying she was "sacrificed" for the policies of the British and U.S. governments.

    "I'm writing to you as a British serviceperson who has been sent to Iraq, sacrificed due to the intervening policies of the Bush and Blair governments," the letter said. Full story

Iranian TV shows British sailor confessing to entering Iran "without permission"

    TEHRAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran's state television showed on Friday a footage of a male British naval serviceman confessing to entering Iran "without permission."

    "I deeply apologize for entering your waters," the British sailor, identified as Nathan Thomas Summers, said in an interview with the Al-Alam, Iran's state-run Arabic-language television. Full story

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