Blair ‘misread’ Iran view on Iraq
Jul 7th, 2010Tony Blair “misread” Iran’s view towards Iraq becoming a democracy, a former UK ambassador to Tehran says.
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UK diplomat’s Iraq ‘discomfort’
Jun 30th, 2010A former top UK diplomat says he felt “very uncomfortable” about going to war in Iraq without United Nations backing.
Iraq probe told of Chirac concern
Jun 29th, 2010Former French leader Jacques Chirac believed the Iraq war was a “dangerous venture”, the Iraq inquiry is told as hearings restart.
UK troops join ‘toxic’ lawsuit
Jun 11th, 2010British soldiers are suing a US defence firm, accusing it of exposing them to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in Iraq.
Bremer quizzed by UK Iraq inquiry
May 28th, 2010British officials backed the post war purge of Saddam-era officials, former US administrator Paul Bremer tells the Iraq inquiry.
Miliband issues message to Iran
Mar 20th, 2010The foreign secretary uses an Iranian New Year message to say he hopes people there will be able to express themselves freely.
Iran issue ‘unites’ UK and China
Mar 16th, 2010The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have “a shared goal” in solving the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme.
New Iran sanctions needed - Brown
Feb 2nd, 2010Gordon Brown calls for further sanctions against Iran as a test of the international community’s “strength”.
