Britain ready to push for tougher sanctions on Iran
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Britain is ready to push for tougher sanctions against Iran both through the United Nations and the European Union, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday urged the international community to consider tougher sanctions against Iran ahead of a deadline for Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment activities.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged world leaders on Wednesday to be bolder in supporting leading moderates against "forces of extremism" in Iran and elsewhere and in advancing Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.
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TEHERAN - Iran will probably give its formal response on Thursday to Britain, France and Germany on whether it will agree to a suspension of some of its nuclear activities in order to avoid possible UN sanctions, a top official told AFP.
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European Union foreign ministers on  Monday agreed sanctions on Iran to raise pressure over its  nuclear program but also held open the door to fresh talks.
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France, Britain and Germany have toughened their stance on Iran&#39;s nuclear programme, demanding that Tehran halt all parts of the atomic fuel cycle that can
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In a fresh bid to win Russian and Chinese support, key European nations circulated a revised U.N. resolution Friday narrowing sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and urging negotiations to resolve the standoff over its nuclear ambitions.
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British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said London will maintain a tough stance against Iran's nuclear ambitions and warned Tehran on Monday it did not "have the right to set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East".
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Iran risks action by the UN Security Council if it breaks a promise to suspend uranium enrichment activity by November, Britain said Wednesday.
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The US and the UK say key world powers will seek UN sanctions against Iran over the nuclear stand-off.
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Senior U.S. officials will consult allies in Europe next week on ways to intensify pressure on Iran amid efforts by Tehran to evade existing sanctions by concealing the origin of financial transactions.
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European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed sanctions on Iran to raise pressure over its nuclear program but also held open the door to fresh talks.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog plans to urge the Bush administration next week to ease its push for tough U.N. Security Council action against Iran, diplomats said Friday.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said  on Monday he would not rule out military action against Iran,  but believed a policy of sanctions could still persuade Tehran  to drop its disputed nuclear program.
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Foreign ministers from six world powers convene in London on Friday to discuss Iran's nuclear programme, with the United States, backed by Britain, suggesting it is time to consider a sanctions resolution against Tehran.
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Britain applauded a U.S. decision Thursday to target Iran with banking sanctions, but many European financial institutions already curbed ties with Tehran and analysts said it wasn't clear whether others would rush to take similar steps.
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World powers meeting in London on Friday are likely to agree on the principle of imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program but not to approve specific language, a U.S. official said.