Reports also say that the sailors are being held until five Iranian guards, detained in Iraq by the  early in 2007, are released to the Iranian government. "As soon as the corps’s five members are released, the Britons can go home," an unnamed source close to the command of Qods Force, who also said that Iran's supreme leader,  approved of the trade off. As a result of the detention of the sailors, the United Kingdom has activated their "", which is Britain's crisis management team as the U.K. denies that the sailors were in Iranian waters.  , the U.K.'s Prime Minister, calls the situation "unjustified and wrong."
Reports also say that the sailors are being held until five Iranian guards, detained in Iraq by the United States early in 2007, are released to the Iranian government. "As soon as the corps’s five members are released, the Britons can go home," an unnamed source close to the command of Qods Force, who also said that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei approved of the trade off. As a result of the detention of the sailors, the United Kingdom has activated their "", which is Britain's crisis management team as the U.K. denies that the sailors were in Iranian waters. Tony Blair , the U.K.'s Prime Minister, calls the situation "unjustified and wrong."
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