British Captives Crisis

Six of the 15 British military personnel freed by Iranian authorities Thursday, are seen during a news conference at the Royal Marines Barracks in Chivenor, Devon, southwest England, Friday April 6, 2007. From left to right, Royal Marine Joe Tindell, 21, Arthur Batchelor, 20, Royal Marine Captain Chris Air, 25, Lieutenant Felix Carman, Royal Marine Adam Sperry, 22, and Simon Massey.

Faye Turney, the only woman of the fifteen Navy personnel to be captured, and Marine Mark Banks, 24, prepare to leave the runway of Heathrow airport's VIP Terminal on Thursday, April 5, 2007, in London. All of the Marines and sailors held captive by Iran after accusations of crossing into Iranian waters were released after an announcement by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Fifteen British navy personnel who had been held captive in Iran for 14 days pose for a photograph upon their arrival at Heathrow Airport, in London, Thursday, April 5, 2007. The 15 British Royal Navy personnel were flown back to London from Tehran after nearly two weeks of bitter wrangling between the two capitals.

Faye Turney, 26, left, the only woman among the British Navy personnel seized by Iran, meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second right, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines Wednesday as an Easter season gift to the British people.

British navy personnel, seized by Iran, wave to the media after their meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at the presidential palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines Wednesday as an Easter season gift to the British people.

An Iranian soldier reads a newspaper featuring a picture of freed British sailors in Tehran, Thursday, April 5, 2007. Iran's press applauded the surprise release of 15 British sailors, although some dissenting voices emerged from the reformist camp. Iranian newspapers printed front-page pictures of the 14 men and one woman waving at the presidential compound after their pardon by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Freed British sailors wait at Mehrabad airport before leaving Iran, Thursday, April 5, 2007. The 15 British sailors freed by Iran flew home to London, in a dramatic end to a two-week ordeal in captivity that had triggered a tense international standoff. The sailors and Marines left Tehran 14 days after they were seized by Iranian forces in the northern Persian Gulf, accused of violating Iranian territorial waters.

The convoy transporting British sailors, escorted by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, drives towards Tehran's Mehrabad airport, Thursday, April 5, 2007. The 15 British sailors and Marines released by Iran took a scheduled direct British Airways flight bound for London.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the media during his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Iran on Wednesday announced it will free the 15 detained British sailors and marines in what Ahmadinejad called an Easter gift to the British people.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, greets Abolqasem Amangah, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander, who was among those who intercepted the 15 British sailors and marines in the Persian Gulf, after giving him a medal of honor in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 4, 2007.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett address the media following the announced the release of 15 British detainees by Iran, Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Blair hailed the release by Iran, saying London wanted to peacefully resolve disputes with Tehran. He also thanked Britain's partners, including "friends and allies in the region."

A British sailor points at a map of the Persian Gulf Sunday, April 1, 2007. Iranian state television aired new footage featuring two of the 15 captures British naval personnel gesturing in front of map. The original audio of their comments could not be heard but according to a purported Arab-language translation they admitted to Iran's accusation that they were detained on the Iranian side of the maritime boundary.

The hand of a British sailor points at a map of the Persian Gulf Sunday, April 1, 2007. Iranian state television aired new footage of two of the 15 British naval personnel it captured off Iraq last month. The two were shown separately standing in front of an Iranian chart of the northern Gulf waters where the sailors and marines were seized on March 23.

An Iranian student throws a stone towards the British embassy Sunday, April 1, 2007, during a protest demanding the trial and punishment of 15 British sailors seized by Iran for alleged illegal entry into its waters on March 23. About 200 Islamist students rallied outside Britain's embassy in Tehran throwing rocks and firecrackers in protest.

Iranian riot police watch students during a protest outside the British embassy in Tehran Sunday, April 1, 2007 demanding the trial and punishment of 15 British sailors seized by the Islamic republic for alleged illegal entry into its waters on March 23. About 200 Islamist students rallied outside Britain's embassy in Tehran throwing rocks and firecrackers in protest. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

An Iranian student holds an anti-British placard outside Iran's Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Thursday, March 29, 2007. Students asked the government to execute 15 British sailors and marines who were captured allegedly in Iranian waters of Persian Gulf last week.

A handout graphic issued by Britain's Ministry of Defense March 28, 2007, illustrates global positioning data that it claims shows 15 British sailors and marines were inside Iraqi waters when they were captured by Iran March 23. The British personnel were 1.7 nautical miles within Iraqi waters, a British military official said, adding that London "unambiguously" contests Iran's claims that they were in Iranian waters.

Iranian General Setareh (not seen) explains the GPS location where 15 British sailors and marines were captured by Iran March 23, 2007. The Iranian military commander appeared on state TV showing charts and a GPS "seized from the British sailors." Setareh said the information on the GPS showed the sailors were detained in Iranian waters after entering six times.

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