http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6492139.stm UN backs fresh sanctions on Iran The UN Security Council has unanimously voted in favour of new sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment programme.
The decision broadens the limited sanctions imposed in December 2006. The new sanctions block Iranian arms exports and freeze the assets of individuals and companies involved in Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said "pressure and intimidation" would not change Tehran's policy. Iran insists its nuclear programme is purely peaceful in purpose. "Iran does not seek confrontation nor does it want anything beyond its inalienable rights," Mr Mottaki told the Security Council after the vote. "I can assure you that pressure and intimidation will not change Iranian policy." 'Violation' He said that suspension was "neither an option or a solution". "The Security Council's decision to try to coerce Iran into suspension of its peaceful nuclear programme is a gross violation" of the UN Charter. The BBC's Laura Trevelyan at the UN said that the fact that the sanctions received unanimous backing was significant since it sent a message to Iran that it was being strongly censured over its nuclear plans. British ambassador to the UN Emyr Jones Parry said "the unanimous adoption of Security Council Resolution 1747 reflects the international community's profound concerns over Iran's nuclear programmes". "We deplore Iran's failure to comply with the earlier resolutions of the Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency and we call upon Iran once again to comply fully with all its international obligations," he said in a statement on behalf of the Council. The six countries which drafted the resolution - the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany - spent Friday overcoming objections to some of the wording of the text from current Council members South Africa, Qatar and Indonesia. "This resolution sends an unambiguous signal to the government and people of Iran... that the path of nuclear proliferation by Iran is not one that the international community can accept," Mr Jones Parry said after the vote. Many countries, while supporting the resolution against Iran, warned of serious consequences given the already volatile situation in the region. Iran has 60 days to comply with the resolution and suspend the uranium enrichment programme. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had said that he wanted to join the Security Council session in order to address members before they voted on the new sanctions. However, he did not attend because, Iranian officials said, the US delayed issuing visas. The US say the visas were issued and the Iranian leader was looking for an excuse not to come. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
