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Access To Captives Granted
Iran has said consular officials can visit the 15 British sailors and marines being held captive, but hopes that they will be released quickly have faded.
Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said the group will only be freed if Britain admits they had strayed into Iranian waters.
The British foreign office said access arrangements to the captives had yet to be confirmed.
"We await further details from the Iranian government on their undertaking to act on our request for consular access to the Royal Navy personnel," a spokesman said.
"We continue to press strongly for their immediate release."