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| UK reveals Iran dispute evidence | UK reveals Iran dispute evidence |
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| The Royal Navy says satellite data proves 15 personnel being held in Iran were 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi waters when they were seized. | The Royal Navy says satellite data proves 15 personnel being held in Iran were 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi waters when they were seized. |
| Vice Admiral Charles Style said the sailors were "ambushed" after the search of a vessel and that their detention was "unjustified and wrong". | |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Commons it was now time to "ratchet up" diplomatic pressure on Iran. | |
| Iran has insisted the group were in its waters when they were taken on Friday. | |
| The eight sailors and seven marines, based on HMS Cornwall, which has its home port in Plymouth, were taken at gunpoint by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as they returned after searching a boat. | |
| At a briefing in London on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said it "unambiguously contested" claims that the navy personnel had strayed into Iranian waters. | |
| UK VERSION OF EVENTS UK government says merchant vessel boarded by crew from HMS Cornwall was 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi territorial watersHMS Cornwall was south-east of merchant ship, inside Iraqi watersIranian government initially told UK that merchant vessel was at a point still within Iraqi watersAfter UK pointed this out, Iran provided alternative position, within Iranian waters | UK VERSION OF EVENTS UK government says merchant vessel boarded by crew from HMS Cornwall was 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi territorial watersHMS Cornwall was south-east of merchant ship, inside Iraqi watersIranian government initially told UK that merchant vessel was at a point still within Iraqi watersAfter UK pointed this out, Iran provided alternative position, within Iranian waters |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said the evidence presented by the MoD was "difficult to dispute". | Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said the evidence presented by the MoD was "difficult to dispute". |
| The spokesman added that "the important thing is that Iran recognises that these personnel were in Iraqi waters not Iranian waters". | The spokesman added that "the important thing is that Iran recognises that these personnel were in Iraqi waters not Iranian waters". |
| Earlier, Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying his diplomats may be allowed to meet the group, taken in the Gulf. | Earlier, Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying his diplomats may be allowed to meet the group, taken in the Gulf. |
| The market has been on pins and needles with the Iran situation Phil FlynnAlaron Trading Iran tension affects oil prices | The market has been on pins and needles with the Iran situation Phil FlynnAlaron Trading Iran tension affects oil prices |
| Mr Blair's spokesman welcomed that move but said the government still wanted British consular officials to have access to them. | Mr Blair's spokesman welcomed that move but said the government still wanted British consular officials to have access to them. |
| On Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett discussed the plight of the Britons with Turkey, its Nato ally. | On Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett discussed the plight of the Britons with Turkey, its Nato ally. |
| Mrs Beckett cut short her visit to Turkey to return to the UK where she will give a statement on the crisis to MPs. | Mrs Beckett cut short her visit to Turkey to return to the UK where she will give a statement on the crisis to MPs. |
| HMS Cornwall's area of operations | HMS Cornwall's area of operations |
| She decided to return after a phone call to the Iranian foreign minister on Tuesday made no progress. | She decided to return after a phone call to the Iranian foreign minister on Tuesday made no progress. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The country of Iran needs to have a good long hard look at how this situation will look to the rest of the world Gary, UK Send us your comments Iranian view on stand-off | HAVE YOUR SAY The country of Iran needs to have a good long hard look at how this situation will look to the rest of the world Gary, UK Send us your comments Iranian view on stand-off |
| Salah Al Shaikhly, Iraq's ambassador to the UK, said his country would try to help the bid to secure the personnel's release and "the voice of reason should prevail". | Salah Al Shaikhly, Iraq's ambassador to the UK, said his country would try to help the bid to secure the personnel's release and "the voice of reason should prevail". |
| BBC News has broadcast footage of an interview it carried out last week with Faye Turney, the only woman among the 15 who were captured | BBC News has broadcast footage of an interview it carried out last week with Faye Turney, the only woman among the 15 who were captured |
| It showed the married 26-year-old, who had a photo of her three-year-old daughter very close at hand throughout the filming, on the Cornwall just hours before the incident. | It showed the married 26-year-old, who had a photo of her three-year-old daughter very close at hand throughout the filming, on the Cornwall just hours before the incident. |
| The BBC has been told the group are being held at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps base in Tehran, where they are said to be being treated humanely. | The BBC has been told the group are being held at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps base in Tehran, where they are said to be being treated humanely. |
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