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Britain-Iran Standoff

The U.N. on Thursday adopted a version of a British statement calling for the release of 15 sailors and marines who are being held in Iran, while Iran wants Britain to admit its sailors entered Iranian waters. Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, appeared on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer to discuss the rising tensions.

by Karim Sadjadpour
published by
The Newshour with Jim Lehrer
 on March 30, 2007

Source: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer

The U.N. on Thursday adopted a version of a British statement calling for the release of 15 sailors and marines who are being held in Iran, while Iran wants Britain to admit its sailors entered Iranian waters. Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, appeared in an interview on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer with other analysts to discuss the rising tensions.

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