“It’s a house of cards,” says Ryan Grist, one of the British “stabilisation advisers” in Marja. “If the marines go, it could all collapse.”

在马里加的英国“稳定顾问”之一瑞安•格里斯特说：“这里就像是个纸牌房子，美军一走，它就会倒塌。”

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Iran seizes 15 British sailors and marines in the Persian Gulf.

伊朗在波斯海湾抓获了15名英国的士兵和海军。

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Iranian TV showed new video of the 15 British sailors and marines seized last week for allegedly crossing into Iran's waters.

伊朗电台今天播放了于上周被抓的15名英国船员及海军的新录像，这15人涉嫌非法进入伊朗水域。

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