Britain rules out military action on Iran (AP) Updated: 2005-09-28 20:54
Iran has rejected the resolution, protesting it was politically motivated and
without legal foundation.
"The truth is, as (U.S. Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice has made clear,
military action in respect of the Iranian dossier is not on anybody's agenda. I
believe it is inconceivable," Straw told the BBC.
Straw, who is in Brighton, southern England for the governing Labour Party's
annual conference, said the IAEA resolution left the "door open for further
diplomatic action with Iran" and urged the country to take that route.
He insisted the way the international community dealt with the nuclear
standoff was of fundamental importance and could affect the "geopolitical
landscape for years to come."
"There is no question of us going to war against Iran. Why? Because it's not
going to resolve the issue. No one is talking about going to war against Iran,"
he later told Sky Television News. "This can only be resolved by diplomatic
means and by diplomatic pressure."
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