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Uranium enrichment: Iran insists it is for peaceful purposes (Photo: Wikipedia)

Military strike not an option on Iran, EU ministers say

European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday (22 July) called for further diplomacy in dealing with concerns over Iran's nuclear programme and ruled out a military strike as an option.

UK foreign secretary David Miliband said following the meeting: "We are 100 percent focussed on a diplomatic resolution to the Iranian issue."

The EU's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, said there was "no other route" apart from diplomacy.

"The position of the European Union is clear," said ...

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Uranium enrichment: Iran insists it is for peaceful purposes (Photo: Wikipedia)

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