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MIDDLE EASTBritish sailors seized near Iran British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran the fate of 15 British sailors and marines seized off the Iraqi coast was a "fundamental" issue for his government, as Iran suggested the group may be put on trial for violating its waters. British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett spoke by telephone March 25 with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and repeated her country's stance that the British sailors and marines were operating in Iraqi waters as they searched for smugglers. She asked that British diplomats be allowed to meet the service members and demanded their safe return, the Foreign Office said. In Jerusalem, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for their release.
The Japan Times Weekly: March 31, 2007 |
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