Iran and Britain: War of Nerves!

Ms Faye Turney, 26, the only woman amongst the British navy personnel seized by Iran, appears in this image made from television. (AP/APTN/Courtesy of Al-Alam)

Iran on Thursday rolled back on a pledge to release a female British sailor, and a top official said the 15 captives may be put on trial, says NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer.

“Iran’s foreign minister had said Tehran would soon free Faye Turney, the only woman among the sailors and marines seized last week while searching a merchant vessel in what Iran says were its territorial waters near Iraq.

“But Gen. Ali Reza Afshar, Iran’s military chief, said that because of the ‘wrong behavior’ by the British government, ‘the release of a female British soldier has been suspended,’ the semiofficial Iranian news agency Mehr reported.

“Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani also told state television that British leaders ‘have miscalculated this issue’ and if they follow through with threats, the case ‘may face a legal path’ — presumably putting the Britons on trial…”