VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States and Iran were headed for a diplomatic showdown at the U.N. nuclear watchdog, with Washington demanding Tehran be threatened with tough action if it resumes atomic work it could use for bombs, diplomats say.
France, Britain and Germany, who spearheaded an EU offer of incentives if Iran halted its uranium enrichment program, circulated a draft resolution that diplomats at the United Nations (news - web sites) said was unacceptable to both Washington and Tehran.
The Americans see it as too weak and want to include an "automatic trigger" which makes it clear that resuming any activities related to enrichment -- a process of purifying uranium to fuel power plants or make weapons -- would spark a referral to the U.N. Security Council and possibly sanctions.
Diplomats said that inclusion of such a clause in a resolution submitted to Thursday's meeting of the U.N. agency would be unacceptable to Tehran and would ruin the Iran-EU deal.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&ncid=586&e=8&u=/nm/20041123/wl_nm/nuclear_iran_dc* rushing into another war, without finishing the other 2 he started.......He will go down in history as the "War President"! :puke:
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