英国冻结与伊朗其他外交联系集中解救被扣海军人员

英国冻结与伊朗其他外交联系集中解救被扣海军人员 Britain Freezes Other Ties with Iran to Focus on Captured Crew

英国表示，英国已经冻结了与伊朗在其他问题上的外交联系，直到德黑兰释放上星期五扣押的15名英国海军人员为止。英国外交大臣贝克特星期三在伦敦对议会发表讲话时宣布了这项新政策。

伊朗表示，两国能够通过合作来解决围绕这15名英国人产生的危机。伊朗外长说，这15人当中唯一的女性星期三晚些时候或是星期四就会获得释放。

星期三早些时候，英国国防部出示卫星图像，证明这些英国人被扣押时不在伊朗水域内。海军中将斯泰尔说，他们当时位于伊拉克水域内3公里多的地方。伊朗坚持说，英国海军人员是在伊朗水域里被带走的。

Britain says it has frozen diplomatic ties with Iran on all other issues -- until Tehran frees 15 British naval personnel it captured on Friday. British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett announced the new policy Wednesday in an address to parliament in London.

Iran says the two countries are capable of resolving the crisis over the 15 Britons through cooperation. Iranian Foreign Minster says the one woman among the group could be released later Wednesday or Thursday.

Earlier Wednesday , the British Defense Ministry showed satellite imagery it says proves the Britons were not in Iranian waters when captured. Vice Admiral Charles Style says they were more than three kilometers within Iraqi waters. Iran maintains the Britons were seized in Iranian waters.