The divers were detained on 1 May while working on a sunken ship 18 nautical miles off the disputed Abu Musa island.

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Abu Musa occupies a commanding position near the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil passes under the protective eye of the American navy.

ECONOMIST: Persians v Arabs

In an interview with an American Jewish newspaper, Musa Abu Marzouq, Hamas's deputy head, described a long-term agreement with Israel as a form of hudna, or truce, which Hamas could accept.

ECONOMIST: The Palestinians