{"id":9832,"date":"2011-02-09T08:49:02","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T08:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/nuclear\/9832-prospect-of-nuclear-iran-a-disaster-british-defense-secretary"},"modified":"2023-01-15T14:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T13:50:08","slug":"prospect-of-nuclear-iran-a-disaster-british-defense-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/prospect-of-nuclear-iran-a-disaster-british-defense-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospect of nuclear Iran a \u201cdisaster\u201d: British Defense Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"fox\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-36822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/fox.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" \/>NCRI &#8211; The British Defense Secretary Liam Fox has called the prospect of the Iranian regime\u2019s acquiring of nuclear warheads a &#8220;disaster,&#8221; according to Reuters news agency on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Fox was quoted as saying that when it comes to the regime\u2019s nuclear program, \u201cWe will not look away, and we will not back down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that, \u201cFor sanctions to work, regional powers and neighbors need to make sure they are not used by Iran to help it avoid or water down the impact of economic sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; The British Defense Secretary Liam Fox has called the prospect of the Iranian regime&rsquo;s acquiring of nuclear warheads a &ldquo;disaster,&rdquo; according to Reuters news agency on Sunday. 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