On the day Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met the 15 British hostages, gave them a goodie bag and freed them as an ‘Easter gift’ to the British people, I recall hearing how Ahmadinejad threw a couple of barbs England’s way regarding the sole woman hostage, Faye Turney. The Iranian leader ridiculed England for sending a mother into a war, which certainly at least gives the impression he cares about those type things.

Now that Turney is back in England, she’s speaking and at least according to her, Ahmadinejad’s alleged concern for her child is transparent.

As Faye stood in front of bearded Ahmadinejad he asked her through a translator: “How is your daughter?”

Faye fumed in response: “I don’t know, Mr President, I haven’t seen her for 13 days — remember?”

The Islamic fanatic stuttered: “Oh yes. But haven’t you been allowed a phone call to her?”

Faye replied: “No I most certainly have not”.

Taken aback by her forthright response, Ahmadinejad was momentarily lost for words. Red-faced, he then muttered: “Er, well, good luck in your life and your future”.

And with that he nervously signalled to flunkies to move Faye on so he could meet the next hostage . . .

Faye’s showdown explains why state-controlled Iranian TV aired the clip of her meeting only very briefly and without sound.

Turney also reveals that members of the IRGC were stunned to see a woman and were reacting like teenagers.

In the Daily Mirror, Operator Maintainer Arthur Batchelor recalled how the Iranians became “very excited” when Leading Seaman Turney was ordered to take off her helmet by a Revolutionary Guardsman.

“When the guard saw her face, his jaw dropped so far it practically touched the bottom of the boat,” OM Batchelor said. “He just stared and pointed at her chanting, ‘woman, woman, woman, woman!’ The blood drained from her face and Faye whispered, ‘there’s going to be a rape involved in this’.”

You know, hair just doesn’t do it for me. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s because I see it all the time, but I’ve got to admit I am not a ‘hair man.’

Alone in a cell, she heard nails being hammered and wood being sawn. A woman measured her with a tape. “She shouted the measurements to a man outside. I was convinced they were making my coffin.” She was stripped to her pants and given some pyjamas, then put in a 6ft by 5ft 8in cell with a few flea-ridden blankets.

But Miss Turney, did you use Mahmoud’s personal telephone to call your daughter?

Meanwhile According to the Iranian Student News Agency as relayed by AKI, the government of Iran is working on a book and a film of the hostage taking, interrogation and outcome of the event.  Who will play Mahmoud?