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Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0920/p03s03-usfp.htm
U.S. Seeks New Sanctions on Iran
[Christian Science Monitor] Howard LaFranchi - The U.S. embarks this week on an effort to slap Tehran with a third Security Council resolution of sanctions over its nuclear program, with a meeting of high-level diplomats from the Security Council's five permanent members - the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, and China - plus Germany in Washington on Friday. That meeting - called by Nicholas Burns, undersecretary of state for political affairs - is in preparation for another meeting a week later of foreign ministers of the same countries, who will be in New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly. The U.S. will argue that because Tehran has done nothing to curtail uranium-enrichment activities, as demanded in two Security Council resolutions passed in March and December 2006, it's time to turn up the heat. As usual, Russia and China are wary of quick action. Officials with knowledge of the diplomatic proceedings say Germany, too, has joined the foot-draggers on additional sanctions. Germany is key to the European diplomatic effort with Tehran and would have to sign on to any sanctions the EU would approve.