Tories: We would ‘in principle’ support US attack on Iran
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Tories: We would ‘in principle’ support US attack on Iran
Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge says the Conservative Party would “in principle” support US military action against Iran “if they took the view, that on the basis of the intelligence it was necessary”.
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