UN gives Iran nuke deadline (August 31)

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http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,19949352-5003402,00.html

UN gives Iran nuke deadline

A RESOLUTION to be proposed to the UN Security Council by six major powers would give Iran until August 31 to halt uranium enrichment, US Ambassador John Bolton said Friday.

If Iran does not comply, the council would then consider possible sanctions, Mr Bolton told reporters at the UN headquarters.

A text of the resolution is to be distributed to the 15 nations on the council later Friday and a vote could be carried out early next week, the US envoy said.

Mr Bolton said the resolution would be "a mandatory command" to comply with International Atomic Energy Agency orders to halt uranium enrichment, a key component in nuclear weapons production.

[bemildred]

1. "Bolton proposes nuke deadline again".

Corrected headline.

[Bandit]

2. Wonder what china and russia have to say about this??

Six major powers?????Poland maybe??

[plasticsundance]

8. From the linked reuters article

But Russia and China are reluctant to impose sanctions and Moscow's U.N. ambassador, Valery Churkin, told reporters on Friday the sanctions provision meant the council would have "a discussion" only on punitive measures.

[Eugene]

3. Reuters: UN Council set to demand Iran suspend nuclear work

UN Council set to demand Iran suspend nuclear work
Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:15pm ET

By Evelyn Leopold

UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was poised
on Monday to adopt a resolution demanding Iran suspend its nuclear activities
by the end of August or face the threat of sanctions.

Barring last-minute delays, the council has scheduled a vote on the document
that demands Iran "suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities,
including research and development."

If Tehran does not comply by Aug. 31, the council would consider adopting
"appropriate measures" under Article 41 of Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter,
which pertains to economic sanctions, says the draft.

-snip-

On the eve of the anticipated vote, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
told a news conference the resolution was unacceptable and his country had
the right "to take advantage of peaceful nuclear technology."

-snip-

http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nN30310229

[radfringe]

4. August 31?

hummmmm... which means a "new product" rollout on September 1?

deja vu all over again?

[HuffleClaw]

5. "appropriate measures"

gee, i can't imagine what Bushco. will interpret that to mean!

[w4rma]

6. Hmm, the UN hasn't spoken yet. This is just Bush's representative to the

UN speaking.

[legin]

7. Something has passed 14-1

UN issues Iran nuclear deadline

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution giving Iran a month to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of further action.

The resolution was passed by 14 votes to one, with Qatar the lone dissenter.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5232288.stm

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9. Iran's UN envoy rejects Security Council demand

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian U.N. Ambassador Javad Zarif on Monday rejected a Security Council demand that Iran suspend its nuclear activities by the end of August or face the threat of sanctions, saying the action was without legal basis.

"Iran's peaceful nuclear program poses no threat to international peace and security and therefore dealing with this issue in the Security Council is unwarranted and void of any legal basis or practical utility," Zarif told the council.

Iran's UN envoy rejects Security Council demand