[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6525905.stm[/url]

For some reason in the back of my mind I'm thinking "ok, what's the catch?" Although likely because Iran has gotten a confession out of each, they have enough propaganda footage to run on local TV for years.

[INDENT][I]Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 15 British naval personnel captured in the Gulf will be freed.

He repeated allegations that the British sailors and marines "invaded" Iranian waters, but said they would be freed as a "gift" to Britain.

He made the announcement at a news conference, in which he also awarded medals to the commanders who captured the British personnel in the Gulf.

He said the Britons would be released immediately and taken to an airport.

"They are free after this meeting and can go back to their families," Mr Ahmadinejad said.

"I'm asking Mr Blair to not put these 15 personnel on trial because they admitted they came to Iranian territorial water," he said, referring to taped "confessions" made by the British sailors and marines. [/I][/INDENT]