(Telegraph-UK) Damien McElroy - World leaders finally ran out of patience when President Ahmadinejad ordered a massive expansion in uranium processing. Bernard Kouchner, the French foreign minister, said, "This is real blackmail....The only thing that we can do, alas, is apply sanctions, given that negotiations are not possible." The British Foreign Office said that Iran's latest step represented a breach of five Security Council resolutions. Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister, predicted the Security Council would be asked to vote on sanctions by the end of March. "The cost of stopping Iran now is nothing compared to what it would take to stop them if they become nuclear powered," he said. "We don't see ourselves in direct conflict with Iran. We are members of the international community and our interests are aligned. We trust the international community and (the Security Council) to do the right thing."
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