Iran: No Swap For Detained U.K. Troops

[cali]

CBS/AP) Iran is not aiming to swap the 15 British sailors it detained for the five Iranians arrested in northern Iraq, the deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on state television on Monday.

In comments read out by a newscaster, Deputy Foreign Minister Mehzi Mostafavi did not say what Iran plans to do with the British sailors, but he said they were being interrogated and he rejected British claims that they were in Iraqi waters when the Iranian navy seized them on Friday.

"Iran has enough evidence to prove that the British Forces personnel were detained in Iranian waters," he said. He added that the British government was accountable for their actions.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran on Sunday that he regarded the seizure of the 15 sailors as "very serious."

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I wonder how far the Iranians are willing to take this...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/26/world/main2607730.shtml

[soothsayer]

1. mebbe they know we will be ready to attack on april 7, so are

keeping these guys as human shields?

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Go ahead and torture them. That's what we do." - Commander AWOL

"As I learned from my intimate cronies in my darkside occult cabal,
and as I have secretly ordered through the US armed forces,
Torture is Totally Kristian (Smirk, smirk, smirk).
So I encourage you Eye-ranians to do as I do, follow the AWOL Leader."

- Commander AWOL of the Skull & Boner Occult Darkside Brigade

[cali]

3. Whatever.

Not that your comment has anything to do with this, or anything else for that matter.