Downing Street has clarified its position on the possibility of strikes in Syria, saying it has not yet abandoned the idea of airborne attacks.
The Foreign Secretary earlier appeared to strike a different note when he said the UK would not be taking part in airstrikes in Syria.
Philip Hammond was speaking after Barack Obama authorised attacks on IS fighters in Syria, as well as Iraq, for the first time, saying the terrorists had a free passage across the countries' borders.
Mr Obama said the move did not amount to support for the Assad regime in Syria, which has always claimed the terrorists were behind the uprising in the country, now in its third year.
Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Philip Hammond told reporters the UK would not take part and said the decision would not be "revisited".
Barack Obama makes his speech in the White House "Let me be clear," he said. "Britain will not be taking part in airstrikes in Syria. I can be very clear about that."
However, the Prime Minister's spokesman later clarified his words.
"In terms of air power and the like, the Prime Minister has not ruled anything out. That is the position. No decisions have been taken in that regard," the spokesman said.
"The point he (Mr Hammond) was making was that last year Parliament expressed its view with regard to taking action with airstrikes against the Assad regime."
A number of MPs had voiced concerns about taking action in Syria, where years of civil war have allowed IS fighters to gain a stronghold and to exploit unrest in Iraq.
They feared it would be seen as tacit backing of Syrian president Bashar al Assad.
Last year the UK was on the brink of launching action against Mr Assad's regime for using chemical weapons against his own people.
However, David Cameron suffered a humiliating Commons defeat after Labour leader Ed Miliband refused to lend his backing to missile strikes.
President Obama, outlining his plan for airstrikes in Syria, committed the US to a potentially lengthy military campaign.
He said he would seek out the terrorists wherever they were.
"That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven."
The UK has delivered £1.6m of military equipment, including machine guns and ammunition, to Iraqi and Kurdish fighters in Iraq to help them battle the insurgents.
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