More News from Iran on the Detention of 15 British Soliders

Fars News Agency is filled with stories on this growing issue. Remember, the BBC and many Western new agencies consider Fars News to be semi-affiliated to Iranian judiciary (or semi-official).

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President Calls on Britain to Apologize to Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a phone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, stressed that Britain should apologize to Iran for having trespassed the territorial waters of Iran.

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MP Calls for Trial of British Trespassers

An Iranian lawmaker said that his country cannot ignore Britain's hostile measures taken against the Islamic Republic, and further called for the trial of the 15 British marines who had trespassed Iran's territorial waters.

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Security Measures Increase around British Embassy in Tehran




Following increased tensions between Tehran and London over the detention of 15 British marines who entered Iranian waters illegally and likely gatherings by protestors in front of the embassy compound, the police increased security measures and arrangements around the embassy here in Tehran on Friday.