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Hasan Suroor
LONDON: It would seem that it is no longer enough for British Ministers simply to enjoy the confidence of their own Prime Minister but they must also have the confidence of the Bush White House. According to media reports, Jack Straw was removed from the Foreign Office in last week's Cabinet reshuffle because he had lost the trust of U.S. President George W. Bush after publicly opposing military intervention in Iran calling the idea "nuts''. Angry reaction
Mr. Straw's "friends'' are quoted as saying that his statement ruling out an attack on Iran even as Washington was insisting that all options were on the table prompted an angry phone call from White House to Downing Street. "They (Mr. Straw's friends) say President Bush was furious that Mr. Straw said it was `nuts' to use nuclear weapons against Iran, an option reported to be under active consideration in Washington,'' The Independent on Sunday said. It said there was "jubilation'' among neo-conservatives in Washington at Mr. Straw's exit. It also quoted a retired senior U.S. intelligence officer as telling a British official that White House lost confidence in Mr. Straw "at least six months ago''. Days before stripping Mr. Straw of the Foreign Affairs portfolio, Mr. Blair pointedly refused to endorse his statement that military intervention in Iran was "inconceivable''.
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