PARIS, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The French foreign minister Tuesday dismissed a military option to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, saying resorting to force would be catastrophic.
Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on French radio a military option "would be a catastrophe" and efforts by Western countries and the International Atomic Energy Agency to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear aspirations are to "avoid the military option," the Kuwait News Agency KUNA reported.