[New York Times] Nicholas Kulish - The foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council agreed Tuesday in Berlin to a new set of sanctions against Iran which are intended to induce Tehran to give up its nuclear program. No details were announced. A resolution will be submitted to the Security Council within a few weeks, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. "This is a swift reminder to the Iranians that they are not in compliance," a senior American official said. The official said the U.S. was happy with the plan, which would "take some of the previous sanction measures and strengthen them" and add "new elements." A European diplomat said the proposal "further developed the existing lines" of sanctions.
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