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Iran seizes five British sailors

Diplomatic tension between Britain and Iran deepened yesterday with the news
that Tehran is holding five British sailors after their yacht apparently
strayed into Iranian waters.

The seized yacht, a 60ft Volvo, is owned by Sail Bahrain, a personal project
of King Hamad of Bahrain to promote his country’s seafaring ancestry. It had
only recently arrived from Southampton and was competing in Sail Bahrain’s
first offshore race.

“The boat may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters. The five crew
members, all British nationals, are still in Iran. All are understood to be
safe and well and their families have been informed.”

By:itnnews

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Iran threatens Saudi Arabia

clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk

Iran warned Saudi Arabia yesterday not to become further entangled in supporting the Yemen Government’s drive to put down Shia Muslim rebels.

“Those who pour oil on the fire must know that they will not be spared from the smoke that billows,” said Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian Foreign Minister, in a clear warning to Saudi Arabia — which attacked Huthi rebels after they took control of a Saudi border town last week.

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President appeares to have reneged on his promise to change the culture in Washington

Senior Republicans demanded an investigation yesterday into reports that President Obama has given financial donors perks such as use of the White House cinema, golf games with the Commander-in-Chief and even the chance to shape policy.

The allegations that Mr Obama may have carried on the practice of rewarding top donors — Bill Clinton and George Bush were criticised for it — was also condemned by campaignfinance watchdogs. They said that the President appeared to have reneged on his promise to change the culture in Washington. The reports drew comparison to Mr Clinton’s controversial practice of allowing top donors to stay overnight in the Lincoln Bedroom, and Mr Bush’s offer of overnight stays in the White House and Camp David for those who raised more than $100,000 (£60,750).