No quick action on Iran seen in divided UN council

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's declaration that it has enriched its first batch of uranium is unlikely to spur the United Nations to act sooner than May on the question of Iran's nuclear ambitions, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Following Iran's announcement, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the council, which last month called on Tehran to suspend all enrichment work, would need to take up the issue again.

But several council members said the U.N. body had agreed in a statement last month to wait for further action until International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei makes his report at the end of April.

"When we have this report, we will react," French U.N. Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere told reporters.

Nor did the Iranian announcement convince all council members that it was time to take a tougher line on Tehran.

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Looks like condi spoke a bit too soon.