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Iran UN Resolution, Still Not Final, Drops Mention of Sanctions


[New York Times] Helene Cooper - The six world powers seeking to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions are circulating a significantly weakened draft for a UN Security Council resolution against Tehran's nuclear program, in a bid to keep their fragile coalition from falling apart. The new text has dropped all mention of sanctions against Iran's first nuclear power plant at Bushehr, according to European diplomats. The growing call for Washington to initiate talks with Tehran over Iraq is only one of the complicating factors. Also holding things up is that Russia and China dislike like the idea of punitive sanctions.
2006-11-29 01:00:00
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