Saturday, October 07, 2006

Major powers consult on Iran sanctions


William posts this article on sanctions with the comment, "a failed policy repeated. When will we grow up?"

The six major world powers seeking to defuse the Iran crisis agreed to consult on possible UN sanctions, voicing disappointment at Tehran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

"We're deeply disappointed that ... Iran is not prepared to suspend its enrichment-related and reprocessing activities as required by the IAEA board and made mandatory in (UN) Security Council resolution 1696," said British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, speaking on behalf of her counterparts.

"Accordingly we will now consult on measures under article 41 of chapter 7 of the UN charter as envisaged in that resolution," she added after talks in London.

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