On The British Sailors Siezed By Iran

I don't think I have anything more now than what these people have expressed in BBC's Have Your Say:

If Iranian sailors entered British waters, the British would arrest the Iranians. The Iranians would then protest that they had not been in British waters; but the British public would not believe that.

That is exactly what has happened but in reverse.

-- E Taylor, PARIS

If the UK soldiers detained by Iran should be returned, then so should the Iranian liaison employees detained by the US on Jan 11th this year, whose fate still remains unknown. Bet then again, recent events have shown that there are two sets of laws, one of which applies to people we like, and the other which applies to those we don't.

-- Martin, England, UK

Imagine a situation whereby Iran had invaded and occupied France and routinely sent patrols into the English Channel to search for "smuggled cars" on ships. Would that be tolerable to the UK? If not, why not? The converse situation is a reality with the British occupation of Iraq and Royal Naval presence and activity in the Persian Gulf.

-- M. M. Zaman, UK/Canada

Tony Blair said ..."In the end, it is a question really for the Iranian government as to whether they want to abide by international law or not". I assume that he dare not ask himself this question as the answer is all too apparent. Last time our troops were held by Iran the same denials and accusations were made by the British govt. They were in fact in Iranian territory violating international law. Our govt lies to do what it wants. Time for a regime to change - ours, not theirs

-- Richard, London

Will the U.K. now seize Irananian naval vesels patroling off Cardiff in the Bristol channel? The absurdity of the Western military presence in the 'Persian' Gulf heralds back to the days of White Man's Burden. The hyopocrisy of western outrage is comical. Exactly why is a British ship within a thousand miles of the Persian gulf?

-- Bill wontanabee, Canada

The UK must keep its nose out of other peoples affairs. What sanctions are in place against the military ruler of Pakistan who has atomic weapons, overthrew a democratically elected government and refuses to allow elections in his country. Mugabe has slaughtered hundreds of thousands and no one even talks about invading Zimbabwe. Iran wants nuclear weapons, the UK says these are necessary for security in a modern world.
It is the hypocrisy of the Western powers that really annoys.

-- Arthur, Derby

The capture of 15 British sailors is the Iranian response to the UK / the US cat and mouse game against Iran. The UK / the US are testing Iranian response and determination in their preparation for strike against Iran.

The Iranian rapid response was to send a signal to Blair to stop illegally entering Iranian territorial waters on Arvandrud in the Persian Gulf.

-- Azar, Wheaton, IL , USA