France warns nuclear Iran could mean war
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France's foreign minister warned Sunday that the world should prepare for war if Iran obtains nuclear weapons and said European leaders were considering their own economic sanctions against the Islamic country.
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac said in an interview that if Iran possessed one or two nuclear weapons it would not pose much of a danger, but if Iran were ever to launch a nuclear weapon against a country such as Israel, it would lead to the immediate destruction of Tehran.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Monday that it would be "catastrophic" to resort to military force in confronting Iran over its suspect nuclear program.
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A top Iranian regime official has warned Britain, France and Germany that the Islamic Republic could harden its stance if the EU failed to show flexibility in the stalled nuclear negotiations.
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer warned Sunday that an Iranian nuclear arms buildup would be a &quot;nightmare,&quot; saying Europe is looking to head off any dangerous confrontation with Tehran.
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UNITED NATIONS : Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi warned his country would react &quot;most severely&quot; to any Israeli strike against its nuclear facilities.
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French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb wouldn't be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."
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Franceâs foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, sought to tone down remarks he made the day before that the world had to prepare for possible war against Iran.
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Â· Officials back nuclear inspector's warning Â· Tehran denounces French extremism in row
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Iranian media lashed out at France on Monday for raising the rhetoric in the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program, a day after the French foreign minister said the world should be prepared for war if Iran obtains nuclear weapons.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said Iran's controversial nuclear program could be referred to the UN Security Council if the world is not reassured about its nuclear ambitions.
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French President Jacques Chirac, seen here, has urged world powers not to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, at the same time calling on Tehran to give up uranium enrichment ...
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FranceÂs leader said today that those seeking talks with Tehran should drop their insistence that it halt uranium enrichment before talks begin.
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Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister that Paris should prepare for the prospect of war with Iran, which the West accuses of secretly developing nuclear weapons.
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Iran's foreign ministry criticized France on Monday for a blunt warning that Europe must prepare for war if Tehran continues to flout international demands to stop producing nuclear fuel.
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In his first major foreign policy speech as president, Nicolas Sarkozy of France said yesterday that Iran could be attacked militarily if it did not live up to its international obligations to curb its nuclear program.
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France's foreign minister says the world should prepare for the possibility of war over Iran's nuclear programme.