over seized Britons BERLIN, MARCH 31, SPA -- Germany's foreign minister appealed to Iranto ease tensions over its seizure of 15 British militarypersonnel and condemned Tehran's decision to show some ofthe captives on television, according to comments releasedSaturday, REPORTED AP. «The 15 soldiers must be freed; British diplomats mustimmediately be able to speak with those arrested,»Frank-Walter Steinmeier wrote in a guest article for theBild am Sonntag newspaper, released on Saturday by theweekly. «If the leadership in Tehran thinks that anyone viewsthis action as a demonstration of strength, it ismistaken,» Steinmeier wrote, according to Bild am Sonntag.«I appeal to the leadership in Tehran to defuse the tensesituation. There must not be a further intensification.» Germany currently holds the EU presidency. In Saturday'sarticle, Steinmeier condemned both the seizure of themilitary personnel and Iran's showing on television of someof the captives.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/437176