World should brace for possible war over Iran: France
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The world should brace for a possible war over the Iranian nuclear crisis but seeking a solution through talks should take priority, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday.
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Iran has given a response to EU pressure for it to suspend uranium enrichment, the French foreign ministry said.
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Everything must be done to  avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister  Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign  minister said the country should prepare for that possibility.
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France said on Wednesday world powers must agree quickly on sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program or put the credibility of the United Nations at risk.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Thursday that France backs the rapid adoption of &quot;new sanctions&quot; against Iran if it maintains its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
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referral was a possibility. &quot;Iran has fully prepared itself for the possible consequences,&quot; he told Reuters. The EU trio want Iran to halt uranium enrichment since it can be used to make nuclear bomb material.
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ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said the country should prepare for that possibility.
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The French government's note of alarm isn't  directed solely towards Tehran but Russia and China too
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday his country must prepare for the possibility of war against Iran over its nuclear program, but he did not believe any such action was imminent.
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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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Any military strike against Iran in the dispute over its nuclear program would risk destabilizing the region, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview released on Friday.
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Most French and Americans would   support military action against Iran as a last resort if other   means fail to stop it acquiring nuclear weapons, a major   transatlantic opinion survey showed on Wednesday.
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France and its G8 partners should call for a complete suspension by Iran of its advanced uranium enrichment programme, the French foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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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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While the French foster a sense of urgency over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran's neighbors are fearful of what a showdown may bring
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French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac told reporters an Iran that possessed one or two nuclear weapons would not pose much of a danger and then retracted many of his comments, the International Herald Tribune ...Comment