US concern as Iran holds 'tourists'
Swiss diplomats are trying to find out what happened to three Americans reportedly captured in Iran, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. The Swiss Embassy in Tehran is working to learn more about the Americans' fate through its contacts with the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said spokeswoman Nadine Olivieri. Source
The US says it is using all available means to assist three Americans arrested inside Iran after apparently straying across the Iraqi border.
Iran accuses the three of ignoring warnings from border guards and crossing into its territory on Friday from Iraq's Kurdish region.
Washington has asked the Swiss, who look after US interests in Teheran, to seek consular access to the three. More
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