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Iran Threatens to Put British Sailors on Trial

By Rob Gifford, Scott Simon

Published March 31, 2007 at 5:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

The diplomatic standoff between Iran and Britain over 15 captured sailors showed no signs of ending Saturday. Tehran is threatening to put the sailors on trial, saying they illegally entered Iranian waters eight days ago.

The British government denies the charge and is putting diplomatic pressure on Iran to return its personnel.

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Rob Gifford

Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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