Russian opposition threatens EU push on Iran
A European Union drive to haul Iran before the UN Security Council over its nuclear plans was in jeopardy on Wednesday following stiff opposition from Russia, which warned against escalating the standoff with Teheran. The EU has circulated a draft resolution calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) governing board to report Iran’s secretive nuclear programme to the Security Council, which could impose sanctions on Teheran. But Russia, which as a permanent, veto-wielding member of the Council could block any action, warned against antagonising Iran, which Western countries suspect is developing atomic weapons under cover of a civilian nuclear energy programme.
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