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Israel wants UN sanctions on Iran over nukes 

Thursday, November 04, 2004 - ©2004 IranMania.com 
 
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LONDON, Nov 4 (IranMania) - Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom called
for UN sanctions against Iran unless it called a complete halt to uranium
enrichment.

"We hope the conclusions to be presented by the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) at the end of November in Vienna, will be straight
and clear, so the UN Security Council can rule in favour of sanctions if
Iran refuses to halt its nuclear programme," he told public radio.

"Iran is a threat to the entire world's stability because the country is
developing a nuclear weapons programme, including long-range missiles
that could reach London, Paris and parts of Russia," Shalom charged.

Britain, France and Germany are preparing for talks with Iran on Friday
over a deal in which Tehran would suspend uranium enrichment in exchange
for a nuclear cooperation programme with Europe, AFP reported.

Under an IAEA resolution, Iran has until November 25 to clear up
suspicions over its nuclear programme or risk seeing the issue referred
to the Security Council for possible sanctions -- a move backed by the
United States.

Israel, which views Iran as its number one enemy since last year's
downfall of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, has been lobbying hard for
greater pressure to be exerted on Tehran.

The Islamic republic insists its nuclear activities are only for peaceful
purposes and has regularly complained that the Jewish state is the true
threat to stability in the Middle East.

Israel itself refuses to confirm it has a nuclear arsenal but is
estimated to possess some 200 warheads.

 
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