Jeez, this is dicey. The justification seems to be a breah of territorial waters. If it turns out that the British were over the line, then iran probably won't shut up for about 10-15 years. if Iran crossed the border to capture the soldiers, they must be shown that this is unacceptable.
Time is what's needed here, to make absolutely 100% sure who transgressed today. With the Middle East being the Middle East, especially in these years, there should be no chances taken.
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The frigate's commander, Commodore Nick Lambert, said he was hoping there had been a "simple mistake" over territorial waters.
"There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that they [British personnel] were in Iraqi territorial waters. Equally, the Iranians may claim they were in Iranian territorial waters.
"We may well find that this is a simple misunderstanding at the tactical level."
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Christ I hope so