Serving personnel were not normally allowed to sell their stories but the ministry decided to grant the 15 permission due to the huge media interest, said a ministry spokeswoman. "These are considered to be exceptional circumstances," she said.
The spokeswoman said the 15, freed last Thursday after being seized by Iranian forces in the Shatt al-Arab waterway between Iraq and Iran, would be able to keep the money they received.
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