US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks
PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to leaders in Turkey, Italy and France about the "urgent need" to move forward on sanctions as soon as possible, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters. Asked how quickly sanctions could be in place, Morrell said Gates, who visited Paris this week, believed ...
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