Iranian forces seize British sailors

LONDON -- Armed Iranian forces today seized 15 British Royal Navy sailors who had searched a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf, Britain's Defense Ministry said.

Nader Daryaban, a correspondent in Tehran for the state-run daily newspaper Kayhan, said government officials had confirmed to him that the sailors had been detained. The officials would not disclose where they were being held.

"The Revolutionary Guards detained the 15 sailors while they were in Iranian water, not Iraqi's," Daryaban said the officials told him. "It is not the first time that the British transgress our water and inspect Iranian ships."

Britain said the incident took place in Iraqi waters, where it routinely boards merchant vessels with United Nations permission to search them. The Foreign Office summoned Iran's ambassador and demanded the immediate, safe release of the personnel.

As of this afternoon, there were no reports of the seizure on state-run Iranian television.
Iranian forces seize British sailors - Los Angeles Times

Now when the U.S. detained Iranian that were actually in Iraq the left in here went nuts..........well........this will either get no replies or alot of excuses for Iran.

Have a good one!:s4:

GREAT! An excuse to invade Iran! Just what we've been waiting for over here in the U.S.

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GREAT! An excuse to invade Iran! Just what we've been waiting for over here in the U.S.

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Ha! That was the first thing I thought when I saw the story earlier this morning. Shit is going to hit th fan... :(

We're going to have sex with them in the butt whether they like it or not over this one. For sure. Watch the news.

Do not jump the gun just yet. Its too early and too much "he said she said" as of now. But I will say P4B picked on of the few articles that say they were in Iranian waters.

these babies might even see some action! ;)

Rods from God - Popular Science

"Rods from God"

It's a very cool article - check it out.

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these babies might even see some action! ;)

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"This technology is very far outâ??in miles and years."

So no..

You should lighten up some dude. I'm just trying to spread information. Did you not think it was a cool article? How can you not be amazed by that? :thumbsup:

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"This technology is very far outâ??in miles and years."

So no..

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Please forgive me if I don't find new ways of killing to be amazing. Even if it was only to be used in shooting down ICBMs, the money would be better off eliminating ICBMs all together to begin with. New weapons to counter new weapons will only lead to newer weapons needed to counter the last and is only a domino effect until we are extinct.

Okay. Whatever you say.