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Originally posted by Flatbutt1
So what are the Iranians hoping to achieve with all of this? Taking prisoners is more than sabre rattling. Is this some kind of bait for the US?
"...Larijani said Tehran would like to resolve the issue through bilateral discussions and an investigation of legal and technical issues, and again asserted that the British patrol boats entered Iranian waters illegally..."
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Don't forget that the US is holding Iranian nationals, and has been for about 3 months. At least two of them were in Iraq by invitation of the Iraqi government.
Iran is understandably upset about that.