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Iran is not Iraq - Jack Straw
26/04/2006
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The British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw gave a speech at Lord Mayor's Easter Banquet on Wednesday 26 April. In his speech he talked about the challenges facing the international community in the Middle East and said the following on Iran's nuclear dispute:
"One of the greatest tests to the resolve of the international community comes from Iran's intransigence over its nuclear programme".
"I can understand the caution felt in many parts of the world over how we should proceed - particularly given the experience over Iraq. But let's be clear: this is not Iraq".
"Nobody is talking about military action. The issue at hand is how the international community can most effectively ensure that international obligations - in this case under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - are enforced. If we lack the will and the commitment to do this then the multilateral system itself breaks down".
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