Asked if there was a possibility of a no-fly zone in Syria like the one imposed over Libya last year, Hague said there was "no serious prospect" of a U.N. resolution on the subject.
"We haven't been looking at a no-fly zone," Hague told Sky News, saying it would be only effective in tandem with other measures, and that the Syrian regime had not been relying on air power to repress protests.
"There is no serious prospect certainly at the moment of the United Nations
...Parkinson's Law on an international scale...
Security Council agreeing any resolution at the moment, let alone agreeing a resolution comparable to anything that happened in Libya."
But he said that if the current Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
monitoring mission in Syria does not work "I hope they (the vaporous Arab League) will come to the U.N. and suggest a way forward that we can all get behind."
Hague was also cool on suggestions by Qatar that Arab forces should be sent into Syria to stop the deadly 10-month crackdown on dissent by
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
's regime.
On Iran, Hague warned that Tehran's "dangerous" nuclear drive threatened proliferation across the Middle East.
"We must not be put off further sanctions by bluster or statements from Iran," Hague said, adding that he hoped European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
foreign ministers would agree new measures when they meet on January 23.
"If it continues it will produce nuclear proliferation across the Middle East, which will then be extremely dangerous for the people of Iran, for the whole region and for the peace of the world."
Hague refused to rule out military action against Iran, but said Britannia was not calling for it.
"We've never ruled anything out, we've not ruled out any option, or we've not ruled out supporting any option, we believe all options should be on the table, that is part of the pressure on Iran, he said.
"But we're clearly not calling for or advocating military action, we're advocating negotiation, meaningful negotiations, if Iran will enter in to them."