2 weeks ago - 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 ...

2 weeks ago - 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.

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 ...

August 9, 2007 - March 30 - Iran displays three detained personnel on television and releases a letter from one saying she was being held because of "oppressive" British and U.S.

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.

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.

September 20, 2017 - It is not the first time that Britons have been captured by the Iranian authorities while at sea. Iran took 15 British service personnel hostage on 23 March 2007 and held them for 13 days.

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.

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 ...

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.

April 7, 2007 - “Such staged moves cannot cover ... the soldiers’ mistake.” · The sailors said that after their arrest in the Gulf, they were taken to a prison in Tehran....

December 1, 2017 - Snatched yachtsmen released after five days in prison as Tehran accepts illegal entry was a mistake

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.

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.

March 28, 2007 - The Shatt al-Arab waterway, where Iranian forces seized 15 British sailors last week, has been contested by regional and world powers for decades. The first shots of the Iran-Iraq war were fired here.

November 26, 2017 - The Foreign Office reacted furiously to the video, calling it "completely unacceptable" and expressed "grave concerns" about the conditions under which Leading seaman Faye Turney was persuaded to admit on film that the 15-strong British naval patrol had strayed into Iranian territory last Friday. Britain has started moves towards a UN security council resolution condemning the seizure of the personnel and the TV screening. The defence secretary, Des Browne, said the refusal to release the sailors was unacceptable.

April 13, 2012 - Britain has demanded the immediate release of 15 sailors and marines captured by Iranian forces. Their seizure at gunpoint in disputed waters between Iraq and Iran sparked a diplomatic crisis.

December 1, 2009 - Five Britons held after their racing yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters.

May 8, 2017 - The British yachtsman held in Iran described tonight how they were blindfolded by their captors while their skipper, Olly Smith, was made to sail their vessel to an island where they spent almost a week.