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February 22, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/22nations.html

Security Council Weighs New Sanctions on Iran

[New York Times] Warren Hoge - The UN Security Council on Thursday began formal consideration of a new resolution introduced by Britain and France on Iran's nuclear program that imposes restrictions on cargo to and from Iran, travel bans, the freezing of assets for people involved in the program, and tightened monitoring of Iranian financial institutions. The Council has twice voted unanimously to impose sanctions to stop Iran from enriching uranium, in December 2006 and March 2007. This third measure tightens and extends earlier ones but does not significantly broaden them. The text has the backing of the five permanent members of the Council. Dan Gillerman, the Israeli ambassador, said, "The assessment is that this is the best you can get, given the present composition of the Security Council."

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