Military action against Iran over it nuclear ambitions would be ''a disaster'' and the only way to solve the impasse is through dialogue,former UN secretary general Kofoi Annan said on Thursday.
Over the past year, us president George W. Bush and Vice-president Dick Cheney have ratcheted up rhetoric against Iran, which is defying international demands to halt uranium enrichment. They say Washington wants a diplomatic solution to the Iran standoff but refuse to rule out military options.
Uranium enrichment can be used for generating electricity or bomb-making.Teheran says its nuclear purposes are peaceful but Washington and others countries fears thot the case.''We cannot, I'm sure, take on another military action in Iran, and I hope no one is contemplating it,''Annan said at a briefing with UN correspondents in New York.
Over the past year, us president George W. Bush and Vice-president Dick Cheney have ratcheted up rhetoric against Iran, which is defying international demands to halt uranium enrichment. They say Washington wants a diplomatic solution to the Iran standoff but refuse to rule out military options.
Uranium enrichment can be used for generating electricity or bomb-making.Teheran says its nuclear purposes are peaceful but Washington and others countries fears thot the case.''We cannot, I'm sure, take on another military action in Iran, and I hope no one is contemplating it,''Annan said at a briefing with UN correspondents in New York.
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