Iran warned on Saturday that the British government should not politicize the seizure issue of its 15 sailors if it wants to find a resolvent. local media reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki made the warning during his telephone conversation with his Australian counterpart Alexander Downer, local media reported.

"The British leaders should avoid media campaign and politicization, or it would further complicate the affairs," Mottaki was quoted as saying.

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.

Tehran on Friday aired the second video footage of the British soldiers, drawing great anger from the United Kingdom.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned Iran on Friday for releasing new footage of the British naval serviceman confessing to entering the Central Asian state "without permission."

Britain has received full support from other Western countries. The European Union Friday required the Iranian government to release the detained sailors immediately.

Source: Xinhua