BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil’s president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off further conflicts – an example he said shows his country’s growing global prominence.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview with The Associated Press that sanctions would likely push Iran further from the bargaining table. And that, he suggested, might lead to war.
“We don’t want to repeat in Iran what happened in Iraq. It’s not prudent for the world, it’s not prudent for Iran,” Silva said, a week after rebuffing U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton’s appeal for Brazilian support for a new round of tough sanctions.
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