Iran escapes sanctions in new UN resolution

Six world powers handed the UN Security Council a draft resolution on Iran's nuclear program�last night�after the United States, facing stiff Russian opposition, failed to secure agreement for new sanctions. Ambassador Alejandro Wolff of the United States, which like European powers favours more sanctions, said the draft, calling on Iran to comply with previous resolutions demanding it suspend uranium enrichment, was an important "show of unity." Russia said it was not a time to consider new...

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