Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday accused the West of their "arrogant" stance on the British sailors detention issue, insisting the British soldiers trespassed the Iranian waters, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"The world arrogant powers don't apologize over trespassing by British sailors, but deliver statement and speeches," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying when he addressed a large group in Iran's southeastern city of Andinmeshk.
"The British forces trespassed our waters, our border guards seized them with great skill and bravery," he added, meanwhile accusing "the arrogant and selfish powers are claiming otherwise".
This is not the first time for Ahmadinejad to comment the incident. On Thursday, he accused the British government of trying to solve the issue through propaganda and not diplomacy.
Last Friday, 15 British naval personnel were seized by Iranian forces when they were patrolling off the Iraqi borders.
Iran has insisted that the British boats illegally entered its territorial waters. But Britain said its soldiers were in Iraqi territorial waters.
Britain has received full support from other Western countries. The EU on Friday issued a statement in Germany, urging the Iranian government to release the detained British sailors immediately.
The UN Security Council in a statement on Thursday also called for early solution of the 15 British sailors detained by Iran.
Iranian foreign ministry on Saturday angrily dismissed the EU statement, warning the EU not to make "irresponsible comments" anymore.
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday also warned the British government not to politicize the seizure issue of its 15 sailors if it wants to find a solution.