Russia balks at U.N. Iran draft

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MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russia's foreign minister on Thursday signaled Russian opposition to a draft U.N. Security Council resolution proposed by European nations that would impose sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/26/iran.nuclear.russia.ap/index.html

further link : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6086408.stm

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1. Russian FM: UN draft on Iran doesn't match prior agreements

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday signaled Russian opposition to a draft UN Security Council resolution proposed by European nations that would impose sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, news agencies reported.

Lavrov said the resolution that would impose limited sanctions because of Iran's refusal to cease uranium enrichment - a process that can produce material for nuclear power reactors or weapons - does not match existing agreements between major powers.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/779865.html

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2. Bush prepares a poison pill so he can get his war on in Iran

"The United States has been pushing for even tougher sanctions, and Richard Grenell, spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said Wednesday there would be "American changes to the proposed European text." He refused to elaborate."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/26/iran.nuclear.russia.ap/index.html