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“Britain Suspends Persian Gulf Drills”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “London, April 6 (Prensa Latina) The British Navy suspended its maneuvers Friday in the Persian Gulf, where Iranian authorities captured 15 soldiers of the European country for entering their territorial waters.

The chief of the Royal Navy, Adm. Jonathon Band, considered it necessary to suspend the drills for the moment, and called for reviewing British patrol regulations.”

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French officials hopeful Iran will allow French academic to leave country
Published: 04.06.07, 16:50 / Israel News
Officials in Paris were guardedly optimistic Friday that Iran will allow a French academic who has been blocked in the country for more than two months to leave soon.

Stephane Dudoignon was arrested in southeastern Iran on Jan. 30 and has since been prevented from leaving the Iranian capital, Tehran. A French Foreign Ministry official said Iran’s ambassador
to Paris had “quite encouraging comments” about the possibility that Dudoignon would be allowed to leave Iran shortly. (AP)