{"id":2059,"date":"2006-07-28T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2006-07-28T13:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorised\/regime\/2059-blair-warns-iran-syria-of-confrontation"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:08:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T15:08:18","slug":"blair-warns-iran-syria-of-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/regime\/blair-warns-iran-syria-of-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"Blair warns Iran, Syria of &#8216;confrontation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-29572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/07\/blair-oct-11.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"208\" style=\"float: right\" alt=\"Blair warns Iran, Syria of 'confrontation' \" title=\"Blair warns Iran, Syria of 'confrontation' \" border=\"0\" \/>Agence France Presse, Washington &#8211; British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran and Syria Friday that they face &quot;the risk of increasing confrontation&quot; unless they reform their behavior in the Middle East. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Iran and Syria have a choice. 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