Sarkozy wants tougher Iran sanctions
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Iran directly of seeking nuclear weapons Thursday and suggested tougher sanctions against the Mideast nation.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (IPS) - In a sharp departure from U.S. policy, a leading  French diplomat has called on the international coalition  sponsoring U.N. sanctions against Iran to support a larger  Iranian role in the Middle East.
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French President Jacques Chirac suggested Monday that the international community suspend the threat of U.N. sanctions in exchange for Iran's suspension of uranium enrichment during negotiations.
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The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for Tehran despite differences over possible sanctions, the French foreign minister said Wednesday.
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European Union foreign ministers want more dialogue with Iran rather than immediate sanctions after Tehran defied a U.N. deadline to stop sensitive nuclear work, officials said on Friday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in remarks published Thursday that tougher economic sanctions against Iran would force Tehran to "review" its nuclear program.
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France and its G8 partners should call for a complete suspension by Iran of its advanced uranium enrichment programme, the French foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.
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Britain is ready to push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme both through the United Nations and the European Union, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday.
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PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged swift international action Monday toward speeding up deployment of troops in Darfur, as key world players met to try to consolidate efforts and resources for the ravaged Sudanese region.
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France took the first steps Monday to set up a European sanctions regime against the Islamic government in Tehran, after warning that Iran&#39;s failure to renounce nuclear weapons could lead to war.
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Time is running out for Iran to avoid UN sanctions over its nuclear policy, Europe's foreign policy chief warns.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged world powers Monday to take a tough line with Sudan if it balks at efforts to end bloodshed in Darfur, and argued that ignoring the situation was tantamount to complicity.
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On network televsion last night, timed to precede today's UN Security Council meeting on the issue, French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Iran of trying to obtain a nuclear bomb. He also said he supported "stronger sanctions" to prevent that from happening. "Iran is trying to obtain an atomic bomb," Sarkozy said in a prime-time television interview late Thursday, Sept. 20. "That is unacceptable and I tell the French people it is unacceptable."  The five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany are meeting in Washington, DC, today to discuss Iran. US President George W. Bush has escalated rhetoric over Iran in recent weeks.
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"Next week in New York there will be discussions to try to have a resolution. If in the framework of the U.N. things are not sufficient, we will act in the European framework."  France's foreign minister appeared Tuesday to soften his weekend warning of war with Iran if it develops nuclear weapons, emphasizing instead the need to 'negotiate, negotiate, negotiate without respite.'Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also had said that European leaders were considering their own economic sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt the enrichment of uranium in its nuclear program.Kouchner, who is on his first trip to Moscow as France's top diplomat, on Sunday said 'we must prepare ourselves for the worst' if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, and he specified that could mean a war. Read more
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France said on Wednesday world powers  must agree quickly on sanctions against Iran over its nuclear  program or put the credibility of the United Nations at risk.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urged Britain to play an integral role in the European Union's push for economic reform.