Reports slam British response to Iran sailors kidnap
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Britain on Tuesday banned military and naval personnel from selling tales of their exploits to the media, following an outcry when sailors seized by Iran published stories in exchange for cash.
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Iran's capture of personnel in March a national embarrassment, says Commons defence committee
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The government is considering approaching Tehran for help in finding five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad, The Guardian said Friday, citing officials.
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Iran dismissed on Sunday U.S. naval war games on its doorstep as a morale-boosting exercise for American soldiers, days after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a show of military muscle.
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The U.S. military reported Monday on a "significant" confrontation involving five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats that "harrassed and provoked" three U.S. naval ships in international waters over the weekend.
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The European press responds negatively to the offer by Iran for "serious talks" over the nuclear issue.
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Iran steps up protests over award of knighthood to British author.
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The US secretary of state denounces alleged threats by Iranian boats against the US navy in the Strait of Hormuz.
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A high-level British government crisis cell met Tuesday to discuss how to respond to the abduction of five Britons who were seized in broad daylight in Baghdad.
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The foreign ministers of Britain and Germany issued a joint warning to Iran on Tuesday to address international worries about its nuclear program, serving notice that Tehran must take action immediately.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the US faked evidence that its ships were harassed by Iranian speedboats.
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The Foreign Office said Tuesday it was checking reports that the Islamist Taliban militia had kidnapped a British citizen in southern Afghanistan.
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Reports suggest that Iranian gunboats harassed three U.S. Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday.
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Three former high-ranking U.S. military officers have called for Britain to help defuse the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, saying military action against Tehran would be a disaster for the region.
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The British government on Saturday   rejected as "dangerous and foolish" accusations that its   foreign policy heightened the threat of terrorist attacks after   police foiled a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.
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Diplomats trying to secure the release of 15 British troops captured by Iran earlier this year should have tried to speak to Iran&#39;s national security chief earlier, a report from lawmakers said Sunday.
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Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that a confrontation between Iranian boats and U.S. Navy ships in Gulf over the weekend was "something normal" and was resolved. It suggested the Iranian boats had not recognized the U.S. vessels.