Military Action Against Iran Not Being Discussed, Britain Says

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Iran has many nuclear sites that would be attacked if things go that wrong.

London (AFP) Sep 25, 2005
Military action against Iran was not being discussed as a solution to the west's standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program, British Defense Secretary John Reid said.

"Nobody in the British government or anybody I speak to is talking about that... No-one is discussing military action in Iran," Reid said on the Sky News television channel.

"We are doing everything we possibly can, indeed, in leading the efforts to solve this diplomatically because we know that not all problems in the world can be solved by military means," Reid said.

Britain, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the 25-member European Union, has been involved in EU negotiations with Iran with Germany and France.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Saturday that the European Union is ready to resume talks with Iran on its nuclear ambitions, even as the sensitive issue inches closer to the UN Security Council.

The IAEA board voted Saturday, 22-1 with 12 abstentions, to condemn Iran for not complying with its Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations, while deferring reporting the issue to the UN Security Council.

The resolution was put forth by the European Union following attempts by its three biggest member states to negotiate with Iran on its suspected development of nuclear weapons.

Tehran denies it is trying to build nuclear arms, and insists it has a right to pursue a civilian nuclear program for peaceful purposes.

In an interview Friday with Belgian television, US President George W. Bush did not rule out military action against Iran but said he preferred a diplomatic solution.

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