Here are a couple of quotes from the Tehran Times.
President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s surprise announcement on Wednesday that the British military personnel detained for entering Iranian waters were to be freed was met by a round of applause by correspondents attending the press conference. The move was another example of the civilized attitude of the Iranian people, which is acknowledged by friends and foes alike and has its roots in ancient Iran. The president called the decision to free the sailors and marines “a gift from the Iranian people to the British people.â€
and…
The release of the British sailors through quiet diplomacy provides a “compelling lesson on how to deal with the wider international standoff between the U.S. and Iran,” according to Professor Abbas Edalat
Nice, huh? A gift for Britain and quiet diplomacy, no harm no foul. Meanwhile, the price of oil goes up twenty percent and we engage in name-calling and bickering amongst ourselves, like school kids. Whose winning the P.R. war?
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