The UK is “not planning” to take military action in Iran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has told MPs.
Mr Hague was answering an urgent question on 24 January 2012, tabled by Conservative Robert Halfon, who wanted to know what action was being taken against the country over its nuclear ambitions.
On Monday, the European Union agreed sanctions banning all new oil contracts with Iran and freezing the assets of Iran’s central bank in the EU.
The foreign secretary said the EU’s “unprecedented” measures would put pressure on Iran to enter talks about its uranium enrichment programme. [Read more...]





