jpillian Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Sounds like some of the ole Special Boat Service folks got caught on a recce if you ask me http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.ships/index.html Iran: British vessels confiscated Monday, June 21, 2004 Posted: 10:08 AM EDT (1408 GMT) TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has confiscated three British vessels that had crossed into Iran's territorial waters and arrested eight sailors aboard the ships, the Iranian foreign ministry says. The sailors are being interrogated, the ministry said Monday. The British Ministry of Defense said it lost communications with a team of eight personnel on three small boats in the region. A statement from Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said the three vessels were in the Shatt al-Arab waterway that separates part of Iran from Iraq and crossed into the portion that is Iranian territory. Iran's Naval officers are instructed to arrest anyone who illegally crosses into the territory, the statement said. On state-run Al-Alam television, the Iranian government said weapons and maps were confiscated from the British ships. A British Ministry of Defense spokesman said, "The team that we've lost contact with consisted of three small boats and a total of eight personnel. Indications are that this patrol is the same as is being reported in Iranian press." The spokesman said the boats are the types used to train the Iraqi river patrol service in the waterway. Each boat carries a maximum of four people. Relations between Tehran and London have come under strain in recent weeks. Britain has joined other key U.N. members in accusing Iran of being uncooperative with the U.N. nuclear watchdog body. (Full story) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 It is starting to look like a war with Iran is right around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Yep the Mullahs are ready to be engaged. It will be after the elecetion be it will be soon I predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'd have to point out, if all they were doing was patrolling a river that seperates the countries, then they may not have been on any kind of infiltration mission at all. In fact, it could have been the reverse (trying to prevent infiltration of Iraq.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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