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France Slammed by Iran After Minister Warns of War

September 17, 2007

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Incredibly, the US seems to be taking a more measured, conservative approach to comments about the troublesome Iranian nuclear program, since France, uncharacteristically has taken the lead.

A warning from French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner that the world has to prepare for a possible war with Iran over its nuclear programme triggered alarm in the Middle East and elsewhere Monday.

Iran’s official media launched a scathing response to the remarks, made in a broadcast interview Sunday evening, and accused Paris of pandering to the United States.

“The new occupants of the Elysee (presidential palace) want to copy the White House,” the state-owned IRNA news agency said in an editorial.

Accusing French President Nicolas Sarkozy of taking on “an American skin”, it said that “the French people will never forget the era when a non-European moved into the Elysee.”

Kouchner, a former international charity chief and Socialist health minister, said that the world should negotiate with Iran “right to the end” over its nuclear programme.

But, Kouchner warned, “We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war.”

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