UK taking Iran threat 'very seriously'
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2006 05:52
UK taking Iran threat 'very seriously'
Downing Street is taking the threat posed by Iran "very seriously", the prime minister's spokesman said last night.
The comments came as the United Nations deadline calling on Tehran to cease uranium enrichment or face sanctions looms.
It also followed Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's latest attack on Israel, calling it a "fake regime", which should not exist.
"I think everybody should read the Iranian president's comments, because once again it underlines that we have to take the situation very seriously," Tony Blair's spokesman said.
"These are not actually remarks made by somebody without power, these are remarks repeatedly made now by the Iranian president.
"We all have to take very seriously the issues which are now before the UN and therefore take forward this issue with due seriousness.
"It seems logical that we should consider a Chapter 7 resolution under the security council's mandate."
Iran has until Friday to comply with the UN demand.
