Chirac says France will veto UN resolution authorising Iraq war
On 10 March 2003 President Jacques Chirac said in a televised interview that France would vote against any new UN Security Council resolution authorising war on Iraq, whatever the circumstances. It was the first time he stated explicitly that France would use its veto as a permanent Council member.
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On 10 March 2003 President Jacques Chirac said in a televised interview that France would vote against any new UN Security Council resolution authorising war on Iraq, whatever the circumstances. It was the first time he stated explicitly that France would use its veto as a permanent Council member.
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Jacques Chirac
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Chirac says France will veto UN resolution authorising Iraq war. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.foxnews.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: chirac+iraq+veto · verified
- 2.pbs.orgchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: chirac+iraq+veto · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Chirac says France will veto UN resolution authorising Iraq war. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/france-threatens-veto-iraq-war-resolution-2003-03-10
https://factrail.ai/facts/france-threatens-veto-iraq-war-resolution-2003-03-10
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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