Sarkozy Warns Iran Against Military Action
August 29, 2007 by pulkit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a deviation from the foreign policy of his predecessor, has clearly stated that a nuclear Iran is unacceptable. He went a step furrther and warned Iran of international military actions, if the obstinate Ahmadinejad regime did not mellow down.
It is not certain if France would be part of any such military actions. Nonetheless, strong words from the French President. Sarkozy’s statement can’t be taken as an effort to befriend the U.S. He was just trying to set the record straight and tell Iran that France would not implore the international community to hold back militarily.
Sarkozy is now beginning to outline a definite foreign policy for his government. This is crucial as many were left scrathing their heads over a possible French policy when he rose to power.
“An Iran with nuclear arms is, to me, unacceptable, and I am weighing my words.” Sarkozy told members of France’s diplomatic corps on August 27. “And I underline France’s full determination to support the alliance’s current policy of increasing sanctions, but also to remain open if Iran makes the choice to fulfill its obligations. This policy is the only one that will allow us to escape an alternative, which I consider to be catastrophic. Which alternative? An Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran”[source]
