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Disarmament DocumentationBack to Disarmament Documentation Military strikes against Iran are 'inconceivable', Jack Straw, September 28, 2005Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has told Radio 4's Today programme that military strikes against Iran would be "inconceivable". The full interview is available as an audio file at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/zwednesday_20050928.shtml UK rules out Iran military actionThe UK foreign secretary says military action is still inconceivable against Iran and he hopes diplomacy can solve deadlock over its nuclear programme. US President George W Bush has refused to rule out military strikes against Iran, which Washington accuses of wanting to develop nuclear weapons. "It is not on the agenda, I happen to think that it is inconceivable," Jack Straw told BBC radio... Mr Straw said that European negotiators - with US backing - had "left the door open for further diplomatic action with Iran and I hope that they take this opportunity"... Source: BBC News online, http://news.bbc.co.uk. © 2005 The Acronym Institute. |