President decorates men who arrested British sailors

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today gave medals of honour to the Iranian coastguards who intercepted 15 British sailors and marines in the Gulf.

He said Iran would never accept trespassing of its territorial waters.

“On behalf of the great Iranian people, I would like to thank the Iranian coastguard for courageously defending our Iranian territorial waters,” the president told a press conference.

He then pinned medals on the chests of three coastguard officers.

In a reference to Leading Seaman Faye Turney, Mr Ahmadinejad said: “How can you justify seeing a mother away from her home, her children. Why don’t they respect the values of families in the West?”