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Britain doesn't rule out military action on Iran
Monday November 14, 2011 07:11:47 PM,
IANS
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London: Britain does
not exclude military action against Iran in the long-term if
negotiations fail to halt Tehran's controversial nuclear
programme, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday.
"We are not considering that (military action) at the moment. We
are not calling or advocating military action. At the same time we
say all options should remain in future," Hague was quoted as
saying by The Telegraph.
"Of course, we will also look over the coming months to increase
the peaceful legitimate pressure on Iran as part of our dual track
approach of being available for negotiations if they're real
negotiations but at the same time placing more pressure on Iran
through sanctions," he said.
A recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
said Iran continued its nuclear weapons research and technology
development after 2003, at a time when it declared a halt in its
nuclear programme.
The report said Tehran had temporarily frozen nuclear activities,
but that there was evidence the programme continued to be carried
out at a more modest pace.
Russia has criticised the IAEA report while France and Germany
have called for more economic sanctions against Iran.
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More than 2.5mn people from all
across the world have gathered in Makkah for Haj which starts
November 05, 2011 this year. Haj, the fifth pillar of Islam is
a religious journey to the House of Allah in Makkah. This is
in response to the call of Prophet Abraham when Allah
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