Well, the Iranian government is still up to its usual brand of diplomacy. Will these regular British soldiers be put on trial as spies just to help further instill hatred of Westerners throughout the Muslim world? I’d say the chances are pretty likely, unfortunately. As long as media is controlled in the Middle East, there will always be tyrants willing to manipulate public opinion with chance captures or outright kidnappings.
Here is a quote from the latest BBC report.
Iran has seized three UK navy vessels and eight crew members inside its territorial waters near the Iraq border, UK defence officials confirmed.
UK diplomats are now in close contact with Iranian officials both in London and Tehran over the incident on the Shatt al-Arab river.
The UK ministry of defence said the detained sailors were part of a Royal Navy training team heading to Basra.
Iran said the vessels had entered its waters without permission.
Film of the detained crew has been broadcast on Iranian television.
The full article can be found here.
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