Tue Jun 19, 8:11 AM
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran Tuesday refused to rule out using oil supplies as a weapon in the standoff over its nuclear programme, saying Washington had never excluded attacking the Islamic republic.
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"When the Americans say that using the military option against Iran regarding its nuclear issue is not off the table then Iran can say that it will not put aside the instrument of oil," Iran's representative to OPEC, Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, said in an interview with the Shargh newspaper.
Asked where Iran's "red line" on using oil as a weapon lay, he replied: "The red line lies where the Americans fail to say that using military means against Iran is illegal."
"We will not be the first to use our instrument but if the others do not put aside their pressure instruments in the negotiations, then it is natural both sides talk about their instruments," he added.
2007-06-19
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