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| Iran angry over new UN sanctions | Iran angry over new UN sanctions |
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| Iran has denounced a decision by the UN Security Council to impose new sanctions over its refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment programme. | Iran has denounced a decision by the UN Security Council to impose new sanctions over its refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment programme. |
| Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said "pressure and intimidation" would not change Tehran's policy, which it says is for entirely peaceful purposes. | Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said "pressure and intimidation" would not change Tehran's policy, which it says is for entirely peaceful purposes. |
| He vowed Iran would not return to talks unless the EU and US dropped demands for immediate suspension of enrichment. | |
| The Security Council unanimously agreed to widen sanctions imposed last year. | |
| The new sanctions block Iranian arms exports and freeze assets of many involved in nuclear and missile work. | The new sanctions block Iranian arms exports and freeze assets of many involved in nuclear and missile work. |
| Iran does not seek confrontation nor does it want anything beyond its inalienable rights Manouchehr MottakiIranian foreign minister European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Sunday he would try to speak to Iranian negotiators about the possibility of resuming stalled negotiations on the issue. | |
| But the BBC's Frances Harrison, in Tehran, says Mr Mottaki was clear on Iran's position. | |
| Speaking to the Security Council after the vote, Mr Mottaki said Iran was not acting as an aggressor over the issue. | Speaking to the Security Council after the vote, Mr Mottaki said Iran was not acting as an aggressor over the issue. |
| "Iran does not seek confrontation nor does it want anything beyond its inalienable rights," he said. | "Iran does not seek confrontation nor does it want anything beyond its inalienable rights," he said. |
| "I can assure you that pressure and intimidation will not change Iranian policy." | "I can assure you that pressure and intimidation will not change Iranian policy." |
| 'Violation' | 'Violation' |
| Mr Mottaki said that suspension was "neither an option or a solution". | Mr Mottaki 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 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. | 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. |
| We call upon Iran once again to comply fully with all its international obligations Emyr Jones Parry, British UN ambassador UN ratchets up pressure 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 call upon Iran once again to comply fully with all its international obligations Emyr Jones Parry, British UN ambassador UN ratchets up pressure 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. | "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. | 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. | "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. |
| President absent | President absent |
| Many countries, while supporting the resolution against Iran, warned of serious consequences given the already volatile situation in the region. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. |