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| UN set to vote on Iran sanctions | UN set to vote on Iran sanctions |
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| The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution imposing trade sanctions against Iran over its failure to halt uranium enrichment. | The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution imposing trade sanctions against Iran over its failure to halt uranium enrichment. |
| Such measures would ban the supply of nuclear-related technology and materials, freeze certain assets and ban travel for specific individuals. | Such measures would ban the supply of nuclear-related technology and materials, freeze certain assets and ban travel for specific individuals. |
| The draft has been amended several times to accommodate objections by Russia and China. | The draft has been amended several times to accommodate objections by Russia and China. |
| Iran says its programme is for peaceful purposes only, and will continue. | Iran says its programme is for peaceful purposes only, and will continue. |
| Reports say the text of the proposed resolution has yet to be agreed. | Reports say the text of the proposed resolution has yet to be agreed. |
| Hours before the vote, Russia's Vladimir Putin and US President George W Bush discussed the issue by telephone, the Kremlin said. | |
| Delayed vote | Delayed vote |
| The main sticking point for the five permanent members of the Security Council has been getting Russia to agree on sanctions, the BBC's Andy Gallacher reports from the UN. | The main sticking point for the five permanent members of the Security Council has been getting Russia to agree on sanctions, the BBC's Andy Gallacher reports from the UN. |
| The vote has been delayed after Russian objections to parts of the proposed measures. | The vote has been delayed after Russian objections to parts of the proposed measures. |
| Both China and Russia have strong financial ties with Iran. | Both China and Russia have strong financial ties with Iran. |
| Russia is building a nuclear power station in the country and China has significant oil interests in Iran. | Russia is building a nuclear power station in the country and China has significant oil interests in Iran. |
| The resolution is expected to demand that Tehran end all uranium enrichment work, which can produce fuel for nuclear plants as well as for bombs. | The resolution is expected to demand that Tehran end all uranium enrichment work, which can produce fuel for nuclear plants as well as for bombs. |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to reconsider relations with those countries which support sanctions. | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to reconsider relations with those countries which support sanctions. |