Wednesday, May 03, 2006

U.N. Security Council divided over Iran resolution

An update from The New York Times:

The United States, Britain and France have drafted a binding Security Council resolution requiring Iran to stop key nuclear activities, but Russia and China are already resisting, officials involved in the negotiations said today.

The draft resolution, which has not been made public, expresses "serious concern" that Iran has not complied with its international commitments and calls on it to stop producing enriched uranium, which can have both peaceful and military uses, and return to the negotiating table, according to officials involved in drafting it.

In its current form, the resolution does not include a fixed deadline for compliance or a specific threat of action against Iran if it does not comply, the officials said.

Also, it seems that "Iran [has] succeeded in enriching uranium to 4.8 percent, a higher level of purity than it [has] previously stated". But will it stop there?

Stay tuned.

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