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…”
3 Responses to “Iran and Britain: War of Nerves!”
I thought maybe the Iranians were gonna put her on trial for smoking that cigarette – which I am sure is something they don’t want Iranian women doing!
~EdT.
Why do countries like Iran and China get to be such assholes?
Like I said yesterday. Mr. Iranian Nutjob has the antiwar on his side. He has nothing but time and he will use these hostages much the same way he used the Tehran embassy hostages in 1979.
They are masters of giving you a little line and then reeling it in. They learned from North Korea who incidently they have become allies with and consult on a continual basis on how best to annoy and stretch the resolve of the United States to the breaking point before offering a concession only to “take it back” and say just kidding as they giggle like giddy school girls the first day they realize they “like boys.”