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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that the next two days would be "critical" in efforts to resolve the stand-off with Iran amid signs of progress toward ending the deadlock over the British captives. Britain seems to be taking a softer approach toward Tehran 12 days into the crisis, after a week of pushing for Iran's international isolation. "The next 48 hours will be fairly critical," he told Glasgow-based Real Radio, while welcoming comments by top Iranian official Ali Larijani, who envisaged a diplomatic solution. Larijani's comments seem to offer "some prospect," Blair said. The British Prime Minister's comments came after Iran and Britain reportedly started talks Tuesday, described as a first step toward resolving the row. Larijani said Tuesday the new contacts could create the conditions for ending the stand-off. "The British government has started diplomatic discussions with Iran's foreign ministry to resolve the issue of the British military personnel," Larijani told Iran's state television. Iran arrested the 15 British servicemen as they were trespassing into the country's territorial waters on March 23. All 15 sailors and marines admitted to their illegal entry and apologized to Iranian people. This comes as Iranian dailies agreed on Tuesday that Britain was scheming and had sent its sailors into Iranian waters to escalate the pressure on Iran.
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