 US officials have ruled out a deal to exchange 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf for five Iranians seized by American forces in Iraq. State department spokesman Sean McCormack rejected suggestions that an swap could be made. The five, believed to be members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, were seized in January in the Iraqi city of Irbil. Britain denies Iran's claims that the UK crew were in its waters when seized on 23 March. Delicate The five Iranians were captured in a raid along with equipment which the Americans say shows clear Iranian links to networks supplying Iraqi insurgents with technology and weapons. US officials have condemned Iran's actions and publicly supported the UK. ... Anyone remember when Red China forced an American plane down a few years ago and kept the crew? We huffed and puffed and then apologized and paid them millions to release the crew and got the stripped plane back in crates. Besides these are not Americans so we can talk tough ...
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