>>>And yes, he did pardoned them, because if they were catched in Iran territorial waters as it is claimed by Iran, then proceedings leading to release could hv been lot lot longer.
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>>"Claimed by Iran" being the key word. Do you really believe that they were in Iran territorial waters?
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>I don't know.
>They said they were. British officials claim they were not.
>Irranians claim they were. Left hand, Right hand ... What do you think ?

You are right... nobody know for sure. Since Iran was caught in a lie, I believe they were lying for a reason, and that reason is they did something they should not have done.