The UN has imposed two rounds of sanctions on Iran for failing to halt uranium enrichment, a process that can produce nuclear fuel or more highly enriched material for nuclear weapons. A third sanctions resolution is being considered to force Iran to stop its uranium enrichment work.
Iran maintains that its nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes.
A spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry, Denis Simonneau, today said today it is necessary to maintain "a message of firmness" until Iran complies with UN demands.
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Posted July 23rd, 2007 by Dinka