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Blair calls capture of British sailors 'very serious'
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Iran's foreign minister had said Tehran would soon Seaman Faye Turney, the only woman among the sailors and marines seized last week while searching a merchant vessel in what Iran says were its territorial waters near Iraq. (article 3)
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BAGHDAD - Iraq's foreign minister has urged Iran to free 15 detained British sailors and marines in a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement. (article 11)
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Iran on Thursday rolled back on a pledge to release a female British sailor, and a top official said the 15 captives may be put on trial. (article 3)
Iran says the military personnel entered Iranian waters illegally, but Britain says they were conducting a routine search of shipping in Iraqi waters in the Shatt al-Arab waterway between Iran and Iraq. (article 11)
At Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki struck a conciliatory tone, saying Ms Turney would be released today and that the British forces might have strayed into Iranian waters by mistake. (article 18)
Iran said Wednesday the detainees were arrested 0.3 miles inside Iranian waters, underscoring what some experts say is the uncertain nature of the boundary that is at the heart of the dispute. (article 5)
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The statement is a watered-down version as the UK wanted it to "deplore" Iran's detention of the Britons and call for their immediate release. (article 1)
The British ambassador to the UN , Sir Emyr Jones Parry, said the UN statement was a "good outcome" for the UK. (article 1)
" Members of the Security Council support calls, including by the secretary general in his March 29 meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, for an early resolution of this problem including the release of the 15 UK personnel. (article 1)
The US Navy has begun its most extensive manoeuvres in the Gulf region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but denies sabre-rattling aimed at Iran. (article 2)
Two aircraft carriers, plus their strike groups, have sailed to the region and have begun war games involving as many as 100 US war planes. (article 2)
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- U.N. Urges Resolution Of Iran Seizure, U.N. Security Council Calls For 'Early Resolution' To Faceoff Over Iran's Capture Of Britons (CBS News, 03/30/2007, 1279 words)
- U.N. Urges Resolution Of Iran Seizure, U.N. Security Council Calls For 'Early Resolution' To Faceoff Over Iran's Capture Of Britons (CBS News, 03/30/2007, 1279 words)
- Iran rolls back on pledge to release sailor :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 03/29/2007, 952 words)
- Standoff over captured Britons hardens (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 901 words)
- Britain freezes ties with Iran over detention of 15 (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 691 words)
- Tehran Levels New Charges About Seized Britons (nytimes.com, 03/30/2007, 833 words)
- Latest talks fail in Iran-Britain standoff (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 630 words)
- Blair to Iran: Release 15 Britons (dallasnews.com, 03/28/2007, 624 words)
- Britain says it may publicize proof that detained crew was in Iraqi waters (dallasnews.com, 03/27/2007, 919 words)
- Blair Pushes Iran for Release of Captives (nytimes.com, 03/28/2007, 730 words)
- Iraq presses Iran to release 15 Britons (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 312 words)
- Seized Group of Britons Is Healthy, Iranians Say (nytimes.com, 03/27/2007, 628 words)
- Blair calls capture of British sailors 'very serious' (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 187 words)
- Britain demands that Iran free navy personnel (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 706 words)
- Security Council Voices Concern Over Iran Captives (Washington Post, 03/29/2007, 272 words)
- Iran, the Vicious Victim (nytimes.com, 03/30/2007, 955 words)
- Iran says diplomacy can end naval crisis (ft.com, 03/28/2007, 464 words)
- TV footage is Iranian show of confidence (ft.com, 03/29/2007, 442 words)
- UN voices 'concern' on UK sailors (BBC News, 03/29/2007, 490 words)
- UK to reveal GPS data in Iran clash (ft.com, 03/27/2007, 467 words)
- Britain's kidnapping crisis (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 116 words)
- The Results of Diplomacy (Washington Post, 03/28/2007, 460 words)
- U.N. Backs Broader Sanctions On Tehran (Washington Post, 03/29/2007, 553 words)
- U.S. Long Worried That Iran Supplied Arms in Iraq (nytimes.com, 03/27/2007, 743 words)
- Capture of British sailors is all too familiar (L.A. Times, 03/29/2007, 780 words)
- US Navy starts war games in Gulf (BBC News, 03/27/2007, 184 words)
- Navy shows off military might in Persian Gulf (dallasnews.com, 03/27/2007, 970 words)
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Source articles
- UN voices 'concern' on UK sailors (BBC News, 03/29/2007, 490 words)
- US Navy starts war games in Gulf (BBC News, 03/27/2007, 184 words)
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Story keywords
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Iran, Iranian, British, waters, sailors |
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