British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Saturday she had written to Iran to seek a peaceful resolution to the standoff over 15 sailors and marines, now held for nine days. Iran has launched a legal inquiry and could punish the captives, an official was quoted as saying.

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Saturday she had written to Iran to seek a peaceful resolution to the standoff over 15 sailors and marines, now held for nine days. Iran has launched a legal inquiry and could punish the captives, an official was quoted as saying.

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