[Reuters/New York Times] EU foreign ministers, spurred by North Korea's nuclear test, backed limited UN sanctions against Iran's nuclear program on Tuesday. The measures concentrate first on individuals and materials involved in Iranian uranium enrichment activities. After Iran rejected a UN demand that it suspend enrichment, "The Iranians' refusal leaves us no choice today but to take the Security Council route," said French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy.
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