Iran Warns Of Tough Action Against British Sailors (ap)

September 2008 photo released by Team Pindar of the race yacht Kingdom of Bahrain sailing at an unknown location. Britain's Foreign Office says that the yacht, owned by Sail Bahrain and carrying five U.K. nationals has been stopped by Iranian naval vessels, and they are now in Iran. Government officials said Monday November 30 2009 that the yacht may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters when it was stopped last Wednesday en route from Bahrain to Dubai to take part in a race. (AP Photo/ Lloyd Images, HO)AP – Iran warned on Tuesday that it will take strong action against five detained British sailors if it is proven they had “bad intentions” after the Iranian navy stopped their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf.

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