Kennedy: Iran is next for Blair
The Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy suggested at a press conference yesterday that a vote for Blair would give him a similar mandate for action against Iran as he had for Iraq.
Tony Blair has vigorously denied this in a Guardian interview printed today. "That's rubbish. Iran is completely different from Iraq in every respect"
Iran is an oil producing dictatorship right next to Iraq. Both have four letter names that begin with an 'I'. UK and US intelligence agencies claim Iran has weapons of mass destruction including chemical and biological agents, ballistic and cruise missiles. Iran is subject to stringent sanctions and its nuclear programmes are in breach of hundreds of UN resolutions .
Blair confirmed that "There are no plans for an invasion of Iran, [and that] there are no discussions about such a thing." It is as yet unclear whether his pants were on fire at the time.
Tony Blair has vigorously denied this in a Guardian interview printed today. "That's rubbish. Iran is completely different from Iraq in every respect"
Iran is an oil producing dictatorship right next to Iraq. Both have four letter names that begin with an 'I'. UK and US intelligence agencies claim Iran has weapons of mass destruction including chemical and biological agents, ballistic and cruise missiles. Iran is subject to stringent sanctions and its nuclear programmes are in breach of hundreds of UN resolutions .
Blair confirmed that "There are no plans for an invasion of Iran, [and that] there are no discussions about such a thing." It is as yet unclear whether his pants were on fire at the time.
