Liam Fox, the shadow Defence Secretary, has backed hawks in the White House by calling for "nothing to be ruled out" to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Mr Fox gave the clearest signal yet that the Conservatives would support military action, including the use of nuclear strikes by the US or Israel, to halt the alleged production of a nuclear weapon by Iran.
"I am a hawk on Iran," said Mr Fox. "We should rule absolutely nothing out when it comes to Iran.
"They are notoriously good poker players and it is a very high stakes game they are playing."
His remarks follow reports in the US that Israel is ready to use nuclear "bunker buster" bombs to knock out the Iranian nuclear plants.
Do you suppose that Dr Fox has seriously considered the implications of a nuclear strike in the Middle East? Or is he just mouthing off in an attempt to establish a reputation as a hard man?
Update:
Even Guido has a go at Fox's careless remarks about Poland and Hungary. A bit embarrassing that this guy is shadow defence secretary...
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