We will use force, Blair warns Iranians
By Anton La Guardia, Toby Helm and David Rennie
(Filed: 28/10/2005)

Tony Blair delivered his strongest warning to Iran last night, 
saying Teheran would not be allowed to become a "threat to our 
world security".

He hinted that the West might have to resort to force. The Prime
Minister said western allies would meet in the next few days to decide
how to react after President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad called for Israel to
be "wiped off the map".

While the initial response is likely to be an intensification of
diplomatic pressure, senior British officials did not rule out the
possibility that they could resort to force if Iran continued on 
its path of radical confrontation.

Speaking at a European summit at Hampton Court, west London, a 
visibly angry Mr Blair said Iran would be making "a very big mistake" 
if it believed western leaders were too preoccupied with other issues 
to deliver a strong response.

Western frustration with Iran has been building up for months,
particularly over Teheran's nuclear programme, its support for
Palestinian radicals and suspicions that it has passed bomb-making
technology to Iraqi insurgents who have killed at least eight British
servicemen this year.

[...]

Full article at UK "Telegraph"
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/
2005/10/28/wiran28.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/28/ixnewstop.html

Cheers, Steve..

---