(New York Times) Joel Brinkley - The U.S. and its allies said Sunday that they would push for a resolution critical of Iran from the UN nuclear monitoring agency, although the body might not refer the country to the Security Council for sanctions. The action came a day after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran stood before the General Assembly, vowing to press ahead with a nuclear program and berating the U.S. and Europe for trying to interfere. "The effect of the speech will be the increased isolation of Iran, as it was seen internationally and at the UN as exceptionally harsh and uncompromising," R. Nicholas Burns, undersecretary of state for political affairs, said Sunday.
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