Iran rejects new nuclear compromises

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ruled out making further concessions on Iran's nuclear programme to avert an immediate threat of being referred to the United Nations Security Council.

"During these past two years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made various proposals to prove its goodwill and this is the last time Iran submits a proposal whereby we allow the private sectors of other countries to participate," he told reporters.

But Ahmadinejad warned in New York that if the IAEA "resorts to a language of force and threat with Iran, we will reconsider our entire approach to the nuclear issue".

In Tehran, foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi warned of a "radicalisation" in the stand-off if the matter goes to the Security Council.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin
(L): Sanctions would cause problems