September 5, 2026 - Upon their arrival at an Iranian naval base, the British said they were "blindfolded, stripped of all our kit" and then moved to another room where they were "...subjected to random interrogation. The questions were aggressive and the handling rough, but it was no worse than that". The next morning they were flown to Tehran and taken to a prison. Here, the British sailors ...

August 9, 2007 - Here is a timeline of the crisis earlier this year when Iran captured 15 British sailors and held them for two weeks:

July 10, 2019 - However, 12 years ago, the Royal Navy was supporting a UN resolution when it boarded a ship in the Persian Gulf - and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard captured 15 British sailors and Royal Marines. They were held prisoner for 13 days, as the world ...

April 6, 2007 - Some of the 15 British sailors and marines freed after nearly two weeks captivity in Iran speak publicly about their experiences and their statements about allegedly entering Iranian waters.

April 6, 2007 - The British sailors and marines held captive for nearly two weeks in Iran were blindfolded, bound and faced constant psychological pressure, according to a Royal Navy lieutenant who was among the group.

September 5, 2026 - On 21 June 2004, in the Shatt al-Arab (Arvand Rud in Persian) waterway, six Royal Marines and two Royal Navy sailors were captured by Iran. The British servicemen were seized while training Iraqi river patrol personnel after Iran said they had strayed to the Iranian side of the waterway.

September 20, 2017 - Civilian crew seized on yacht sailing ... – David Miliband ... Five British sailors have been detained in Iran after their racing yacht was stopped by the Iranian navy while sailing from Bahrain to Dubai, the Foreign Office said ...

December 1, 2017 - Iran took 15 British service personnel hostage on 23 March 2007 and held them for 13 days. The Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines, from the frigate HMS Cornwall, were taken at gunpoint by Iranian warships during a routine search of a cargo ...

April 7, 2007 - CHIVENOR (Reuters) - The 15 British sailors and marines seized by Iran in the Gulf last month said on Friday they were blindfolded, bound, kept in isolation and warned that they faced up to seven years in jail.

Shortly thereafter the British Ambassador in Teheran was called into the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the British were accused of intruding into Iranian waters. The British sailors were then at some stage taken to Teheran where they were reportedly interrogated and ‘confessed under interrogation’ to entering Iranian waters.

The 15 British military personnel captured by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf were subjected to "psychological pressure" and kept in isolation during their detention, the group's officers said on Friday.

December 1, 2017 - The British sailors arriving in Dubai today after five days as prisoners on an Iranian base.

September 20, 2017 - Fifteen British marines and sailors held captive in Iran for almost a fortnight are expected to fly home tomorrow morning after the country's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announced their release as a "gift" to the UK.

November 3, 2023 - Then, out of the blue Iran’s President Ahmadinejad on 4th April held a press conference to announce the release of the captives as a “gift” to the British people. They would be released the following day.

November 26, 2017 - Iran dramatically raised the stakes in its tense diplomatic stand-off with Britain last night, broadcasting a propaganda video of the British sailors and marines seized last week, including a "confession" that they had entered Iranian waters.

Condemns the government of Iran's seizure of 15 British naval personnel from Iraqi territorial waters as a provocative and illegal act and calls for their immediate and unconditional release

July 22, 2019 - These incidents appear to be ... homepage for more stories. At least 23 sailors are reportedly being held by Iran after the seizure two British tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday....

May 8, 2017 - Skipper says crew were 'very well treated' after being held by Iranian Revolutionary Guard for almost a week