UK PM candidate Johnson: I would not back U.S. military action against Iran

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UK PM candidate Johnson: I would not back U.S. military action against Iran
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Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain's Conservative Party, speaks during a hustings event in Maidstone, Britain July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

“Were I to be prime minister now, would I be supporting military action against Iran? Then the answer is no,” Johnson told a leadership debate organised by the Sun newspaper and TalkRadio.

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