Brussels: Germany rules out military intervention in Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Monday.
"We are not taking part in the discussion on military intervention," Westerwelle said on arriving in Brussels for EU foreign ministers' talks.
"We believe such discussions are counter-productive and reject them."
Britain does not rule out military action against Iran
Brussels: Britain does not rule out military action on Iran in the long term failing progress on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday.
Asked whether military action was possible, Hague said: "We are not considering that at the moment. We are not calling or advocating military action. At the same time we say all options should remain in future."
United in opposition
Ko Olina: US President Barack Obama said Sunday that the world was united in opposing Iran's nuclear programme and that Washington would consult China and Russia, which oppose new sanctions, on new ways to pressure Tehran.
"We now have the situation where the world is united and Iran is isolated," Obama said at a press conference after a summit, adding his administration would have talks with the Chinese and the Russians in the next "several weeks".
Obama said that the US was examining additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
Two principal foes
Tension between Iran and its two principal foes, Israel and the United States, has risen since the release Tuesday of a UN report saying there was "credible" evidence suggesting Iran's atomic program was being used to research putting nuclear warheads in ballistic missiles.
The United States and European Union have called for further sanctions but Russia and China have been reluctant.
Obama's Republican opponents have sharply criticised him on Iran, with some saying he made the wrong decision early in his term to offer talks to the regime.
