Two of the 15 captured British sailors pointed to a map of the Persian Gulf and identified where they had been arrested 10 days ago on video clips aired by Iranian state-run television channels.

Iran’s official Arabic-language television channel today aired short video clips of what it said were two of the 15 captured British sailors who in the footage pointed to a map of the Persian Gulf.

A British military serviceman appeared on Iran’s official Arabic-language TV today and apologised for entering Iranian waters “without permission”.