India says any US or Israeli military action against Iran would be totally 'unacceptable' and should be denounced by the world.

"In respect of Iran, I entirely agree with the Egyptian Foreign Minister that there should be no armed engagement. In fact we are against any coercive engagement," Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Cairo after holding talks with his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abul Gheit, The Times of India reported Thursday.

"The issues (with Iran) have to be resolved through dialogue and any unilateral armed action against a sovereign country and a member of the United Nations is totally unacceptable, undesirable and nobody should indulge in it. It should not be acceptable to the international community," he told reporters at a joint press conference with Gheit.

"Nobody should take initiative at its hand and respond in a armed manner. It is applicable to Israelis because normally they initiate the aggressive actions," he said.

The West accuses Iran of secretly developing nuclear arms, a charge dismissed by Iran. Tehran says under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) it is entitled to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.

The UN Security Council has so far slapped three rounds of sanctions against Iran to force the country abandon its uranium enrichment activities.

There are reports circulating in recent weeks suggesting that Israel or the United States might launch a military attack against Iran to halt its nuclear program.

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