Will Iran back down?

Question

Who do you think is really responsible, and who do you think will back down first, Iran, or Britain?

Answer 1

Iran is responsible and Iran will not back down.

(map of waterway and HMS Cornwall area of operation)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6494289.stm#map

The British government release the GPS coordinates as evidence demonstrating that its 15 naval personnel detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards last Friday were seized while in Iraqi waters and not inside Iranian territory.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d26b393e-dbbe-11db-9233-000b5df10621.html

The British MoD says the Royal Navy patrol was inspecting an Iraqi fishing boat anchored at the mouth of the waterway which was suspected of smuggling automobiles.
HOSTAGES
British MoD say the British were:
o- 1.7 nautical miles (2 miles; 3.1 kilometers) inside Iraqi territory at precisely 29 degrees 50.36 minutes north latitude and 048 degrees 43.08 minutes east longitude

TRESSPASSERS
IRGC say the British were:
o- 0.5 km deep into the Iranian waters
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1257880,00.html
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2042289,00.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRITISH_SEIZED_IRAN?SITE=PASUN&SECTION=INTERNATIONAL
Map of both positions:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/galleries/593.html?SITE=MIDTF&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.cnn. com/2007/ WORLD/meast/ 03/31/iran. sailors/index. html
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- in remarks carried by state radio and reported by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency -- said, "The occupying British forces entered our waters, and our border guards, with courage and alertness, arrested them."
"These arrogants, due to their arrogant mentality and selfishness, instead of apologizing, they acted as if we owe them," he said.
Ahmadinejad also took a wider swipe at Britain and other Western nations.
"In the last 300 years, the arrogant powers have been stealing from other nations. They have enslaved the people of other nations," he said.

Iran justifies arresting the British crew because the U.S.arrested five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Erbil in Northern Iraq on January 11.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1604546,00.html

Under the mandate of the UNSC Resolution 1723, the British team had been conducting a compliance inspection of a suspicious Iraqi merchant ship. The intercepted British crew being ambushed and surrounded by IRGC surrendered without a fight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1723

It is alleged that similar Iraqi vessels routinely transport Iraqi Shiites into Iran for training by the elite Quds force, a branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. In addition, Iraqi vessels transport arms from Iran to Iraq.

The 15 Royal Navy personnel are being held in Tehran at the Revolutionary Guard Corps base.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6494289.stm.

Iran has elicited "confessions" from the 15 British sailors they captured and may put them on trial for espionage.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1563877.ece

“If it is proven that they deliberately entered Iranian territory, they will be charged with espionage. If that is proven, they can expect a very serious penalty since according to Iranian law, espionage is one of the most serious offences.” Espionage carries a death sentence.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2042259,00.html

Iran's detention of 15 Royal Navy personnel is "unjustified and wrong", Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. UK officials are waiting to be granted access to the HMS Cornwall staff, who were seized on Friday, and have not been told where the group are held. "It simply is not true that they went into Iranian territorial waters and I hope the Iranian government understands how fundamental an issue this is for us," Mr Blair said. "We have certainly sent the message back to them very clearly indeed. They should not be under any doubt at all about how seriously we regard this act, which is unjustified and wrong."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6493391.stm
(in French)
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/fr/administration/article-afp.html?id=070327102418.nid1l893&cat=monde

Iran announced it would release Faye Turney, the sole female among the 15 captured personnel of the Royal Navy. Clad in a white tunic and a black shayla-style head scarf, she appeared on Al-Alam TV, an Arabic-Language, Iranian state-run TV station that is carried across the Middle East. "Obviously we trespassed into their waters," was her statement which continued with details of how she had been treated.
http://www.comcast.net/news/international/index.jsp?cat=INTERNATIONAL&fn=/2007/03/28/621792.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRITISH_SEIZED_IRAN?SITE=PASUN&SECTION=INTERNATIONAL
see the video
http://video.ap.org/v/en-ap/v.htm?f=MIDTF&g=1EF1EAE6-3EFC-42CA-93E9-
more detail video
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/default.stm
see her letter to her parents
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/galleries/593.html?SITE=MIDTF&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Iranian Prime Minister Mottaki has retracted the possible release of Mrs. Turney and indicated that Iran wants Britain to admit their "mistake".
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8O5FP200&show_article=1

Iran shows video of second British crewman, Nathan Thomas Summers. In the video he deadpans, "We trespassed without permission," adding he knew that Iran had seized British military personnel who strayed into their waters three years ago.
"This happened back in 2004 and our government said that it wouldn't happen again." Summers continued, "And, again, I 'deeply' apologize for entering your waters." Then he described the treatment he received as "very friendly".
(see video of Nathan Summers)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c89_1175266290
see video
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6510000/newsid_6510200/6510287.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm

British Prime Minister Tony Blair criticized Iran's threatment of the captured Royal Navy Crew.
o-- "I really don't know why the Iranian regime keep doing this. I mean all it does is enhance people's sense of disgust. Captured personnel being paraded and manipulated in this way doesn't fool anyone," Blair said. "What the Iranians have to realize is that if they continue in this way, they will face increasing isolation."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6510000/newsid_6510200/6510287.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm

On March 31, 2007, President Bush said Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines was "inexcusable" and called for Iran to "give back the hostages" immediately and unconditionally.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

On 4 June 2004, eight British servicemen were detained for three days, after Iran said they had entered Iranian territorial waters. They were released unharmed, but their equipment was not returned. During their detention, according to former detainee Marine Scott Fallon, they endured a mock execution and appeared blindfolded and forced to apologize for their "mistake" on Iranian TV..
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=721052004

While the Britons were being detained, Iranian President Mahmaoud Ahmadinejad abruptly cancelled his appearance before the U.N. Security Council and sent stead, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to speak. He indicated that Iran was willing to continue negotiations but without the precondition that uranium enrichment must be halted.

Mottaki said, "the world has two options to proceed on the nuclear issue: continued negotiations or confrontation. Choosing the path of confrontation ... will have its own consequences. "
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070325/D8O3E7J00.html

The U.N. security council unanimously voted to expand sanctions on March 24, 2007. The new resolution 1747 calls on Iran to comply fully with all previous UN resolutions and join negotiations to reach agreement so as to restore international confidence in the peaceful nature of its nuclear program. Full transparency and cooperation with the IAEA are required. Suspension of Iran’s banned nuclear activities will elicit the parallel suspension of sanctions. The package of incentives offered Tehran last year for its cooperation remains on the table. The full text of the draft of resolution 1747 appears at this website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6455853.stm

Military confrontation may be on the horizon.

Answer 2

The USA has many Carriers in the Sea with hundreds of War planes doing their preparation runs from the air back to these large Carriers indicating that if you mess with The British look at what we have! I believe Iran will back down, if his Nuclear warheads are not ready. If Iran & Russia decide to take the British and the USA on, then we all can kiss this earth goodbye. This would be in accordance with Bible Prophecy..

Answer 3

Iran, I would think that the SAS are already on the trail and about to bust them wide open!
Iran have p1ssed us off, as well as other nations in the past, this is a nation who has a crazy leader, that has all the markings of another Saddam!
At least this time, we have the backing of the UN, however feeble it is!

Lets just nuke the frigging lot...including the terrorist in Afghanistan!
Crazy beggars!

Answer 4

No, Iran will not back down. North Korea has an oil contract. And, they will launch their nukes. And, China has their Anti-Satellite Missles. And, China also has an oil contract with Iran. We attack we cannot possibly deal with 3 major super powers.

Answer 5

not as long as they know that left wing extremists in Britain and the Us are playing the situation for self interest. This is clear and concrete evidence why cut and run wont work with al qaeda....liberals can be played and people in a situation of advantage in the Middle East clearly will.

Answer 6

I hope Iran and I hope the US will help them

Answer 7

iran will back down when they are finished with the smokescreen. their most recent government sponsored terrorism, the brit hostage taking, is just a smokescreen for something big iran is doing while the world's focus is on 15 brits.

Answer 8

iran. the british have enough balls to deal with them.

Answer 9

I think they are going to turn the girl loose. But I think if they don't let everyone go we will go to blows with them, along with our allies.

Answer 10

when hell freezes over.