 LONDON - Britain’s prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown refused on Saturday to rule out military action against Iran over its programme of nuclear enrichment, the BBC reported. Brown, seen as less hawkish than outgoing premier Tony Blair, said he believed that the Iranian nuclear row could be settled through “multi-lateral pressure.”
Speaking in Bristol, western England, at a hustings event for the Labour party leadership, which he has already won, and deputy leadership, Brown was pressed on whether he would rule out military action. But he would not give such an assurance, the broadcaster said.
The Press Association news agency reported Brown had called for a “peaceful settlement” to the situation and replied that multilateral action and economic sanctions were the best way forward when asked about the military option.
| And what the Left and Labour want him to do is to say that if 'multilateral action' fails, he'll just throw up his hands and accept a nuclear Iran. |
Brown is due to replace Blair on June 27. |