As the US pushes for tougher punitive measures against Iran’s nuclear work, Washington urges a swift sanctions resolution within the UN Security Council. “We are actually engaged in (talks) with a variety of different New York groupings in… to reach a conclusion on the particulars of a resolution. And we want to get this done [...]

As the US and Western powers are pushing for new punitive measures against Iran, the country’s foreign minister dismisses sanctions as “inappropriate”. “Imposing sanctions is an incorrect move because the punishment of a country that has not committed any wrong is tantamount to lowering the stature of the UN Security Council (UNSC),” Manouchehr Mottaki told [...]