From The Independent UK
By Anne Penketh

The UN Security Council has begun negotiations on a draft resolution that could lead to targeted sanctions against Iran because of its suspected nuclear weapons programme.

A senior US official, speaking in London, urged the 15-member council to act because the “dangerous” leadership in Tehran cannot be trusted when it says that its nuclear programme is purely peaceful.

“We cannot allow this dangerous regime to gain access to the most deadly of weapons. This radical regime poses a clear threat to international security. A nuclear-armed Iran could pose an even greater threat to the region, including Israel,” said Greg Schulte, the American ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

The European-drafted resolution would compel Iran to give up its uranium enrichment programme, threatening unspecified “further measures” unless the process is halted.

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