(UN) 'Grave Concern' Over Iran

[sabra]

Source: Sky News

The UN Security Council has backed a statement expressing "grave concern" at Iran's detention of 15 British sailors and marines.

It also supports consular access to the captives.

After hours of negotiations, Britain's ambassador Emyr Jones Parry said the council called "for an early resolution of this problem, including the release of the 15 personnel".

Russia had prevented a tougher statement that would have demanded an immediate release of the British servicemen and woman.

Britain had wanted a statement saying the UN "deplored" the Iran's action.

Read more: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1258238,00.html

[sam sarrha]

1. EU and Russian news papers all say we will Nuke Em Good Friday.. it is another NEOCON dream to do in

Iran what we failed to do in Iraq..

actually we were supposed to invade Iran ot begin with but there was a typo..

[Earth_First]

2. You refer to "Operation Bite" correct? n/t

[sam sarrha]

4. actually i think the literal translation is Ass Bite

[Tempest]

3. Where the hell is the U.N.'s "grave concern"...

About the Iranians being held by the U.S. in Iraq?

[truthisfreedom]

5. Maybe Russia can clean up this mess. Every day it gets worse.

This escalation of tension is going nowhere fast.