Bush: Use of force on Iran not ruled out

Press TV
Monday, June 16, 2008

The US President says although he hopes to settle Iran's nuclear standoff through diplomacy he will not rule out the use of force.

In a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, George W. Bush said that the world wants to provide pressure in order to solve Iran's problem diplomatically, adding, “Iranians must understand all options are on the table however.”

President Bush also took an unprecedented step in acknowledging Iran's justification for making use of peaceful nuclear energy.

"I would like to say one thing about the Iranian demand for civilian nuclear power, it is a justifiable demand," he said in London.

The US President has repeatedly vowed to keep the military option on the table, arguing that the 'consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran are such that military strikes are justified, whether a smoking gun is found or not'.

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