Iran puts British gunboats on display

Iran will publicly display this month the three British military boats it confiscated when they strayed into its waters along the Iraq border last year.

Iran puts British gunboats on display

Iran will publicly display this month the three British military boats it confiscated when they strayed into its waters along the Iraq border last year.

In the incident, which sparked a diplomatic row with Britain last year, Iran detained eight British servicemen and seized their three boats in the Shatt al-Arab waterway.

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