I'm sure the forum crackpots will find a way to twist this to fit their agendas, but for some reason this whole situation reminds me of the old early 80's movie "Threads"... (the first movie to truly SCARE me when I saw it at about 11 years old).
(CNN) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied that Britain wants confrontation with Iran over last week's capture of 15 UK military personnel in the Persian Gulf.
"We want this resolved. We do not want a confrontation over this. We want this resolved as quickly as possible," the PM's official spokesman told reporters on Thursday.
Downing Street's comments came hours after Iran's foreign minister said British officials can meet the detained sailors and marines, but must first acknowledge that they entered Iranian waters.
"Admitting the mistake will facilitate a solution to the problem," Manouchehr Mottaki told The Associated Press late Wednesday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was attending an Arab summit.
Mottaki's statement came amid escalating tensions, highlighted by an Iranian video of the detained Britons that showed the only female captive saying her group had "trespassed" in Iranian waters.
(CNN) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied that Britain wants confrontation with Iran over last week's capture of 15 UK military personnel in the Persian Gulf.
"We want this resolved. We do not want a confrontation over this. We want this resolved as quickly as possible," the PM's official spokesman told reporters on Thursday.
Downing Street's comments came hours after Iran's foreign minister said British officials can meet the detained sailors and marines, but must first acknowledge that they entered Iranian waters.
"Admitting the mistake will facilitate a solution to the problem," Manouchehr Mottaki told The Associated Press late Wednesday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was attending an Arab summit.
Mottaki's statement came amid escalating tensions, highlighted by an Iranian video of the detained Britons that showed the only female captive saying her group had "trespassed" in Iranian waters.
