Tony Blair says he believes regime change in Iran and Syria is essential for global security Tony Blair has said that he believes regime change in Iran is necessary and there needs to be military intervention if it acquires nuclear weapons capability. While Al Qaeda poses a significant threat to people across the world he believes the bigger evil is Iran which 'support groups that are engaged with terrorism and the forces of reaction'. Speaking ahead of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 the Prime Minister said that for the sake of international security, President Ahmadinejad must be ousted from power.
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The former PM says the Arab Spring shows there is a thirst for democracy and freedom
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He also said Syria's president Assad could not continue in power if there is to be genuine reform
He said that President Bashar Assad has shown he cannot take @placeholder through the process of change and must give up power and is unable to invoke reforms.