(ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned that Britain could launch military strikes on Iran.
Hague refused to rule out decisive military action amid fears that Iran is using its nuclear energy programme as a cover to develop nuclear weapons.
"We have never ruled anything out. We have not ruled out any option, or supporting any option. We believe all options should be on the table. That is part of the pressure on Iran," The Sun quoted Hague, as saying.
"We are clearly not calling for or advocating military action. We are advocating meaningful negotiations, if Iran will enter into them, and the increasing pressure of sanctions to try to get some flexibility from Iran," he added.
Iran has reacted furiously to moves by Western governments, including Britain, to ramp up sanctions against the country.
These would include an embargo on vital oil exports, which prompted Tehran to threaten to block the Straits of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping route.
According to the report, Hague said that Iran's development of a military nuclear programme is 'an increasingly dangerous situation'.Our sanctions are part of getting Iran to change course and to enter negotiations and we should not be deterred from implementing those," he added. (ANI)
