TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he has pardoned the 15 British sailors and marines detained in the Gulf last month....which is great seeing as they committed no actual crime...
AP News Alert:
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the 15 British sailors and marines will be released at the end of the news conference that is under way.UPDATE - AP News Alert:
LONDON (AP) An Iranian official says the captive British sailors and marines will be handed over to the British Embassy in Tehran.
LONDON (AP) Prime Minister Tony Blair's office says it "welcomes" the news that 15 sailors and marines held by Iran will be freed.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian state television says the British sailors and marines will leave Iran on a plane Thursday.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syrian officials say Damascus played a key role in getting the 15 British sailors and marines released by Iran.
