Ashton – no talk now of Iran military action

The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and Denmark's Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal in Copenhagen.
The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and Denmark's Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal in Copenhagen.
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As the war of words and standoff between Iran and the West increases in the Straits of Hormuz and in connection with Iran’s nuclear programme, the EU’s High Representative Catherine Ashton says that a military solution is not currently on the cards.

“No-one is talking about a military operation at the moment,” Ashton says in one of her rare interviews at a time when the United States and European Union are increasing sanctions pressure on Iran.

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