France says Iran will face sanctions

[Freddie Stubbs]

PARIS - The French foreign minister said Wednesday that Iran will face U.N. sanctions for refusing to halt its nuclear program but that major world powers remain divided over their extent.

"The question is about the scope of sanctions but there will be sanctions," Philippe Douste-Blazy said on RTL radio. His ministry said Tuesday that closed-door talks in Paris had made "substantive progress" but failed to reach an accord on a resolution to punish Iran for defying demands that it cease enriching uranium.

Iran's hard-line president threatened to downgrade relations with the 25-nation European Union if tough sanctions emerged from the talks among diplomats from the permanent Security Council members — the United States, Britain, China, France and Russia — as well as Germany and the EU.

After months of diplomatic wrangling, the United States and France had hoped Tuesday's talks would produce a resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for defying an Aug. 31 U.N. deadline to halt enrichment. Western powers accuse Iran of seeking nuclear bombs, while Tehran insists it only wants civilian nuclear energy.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear

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[INDIA]

2. Yes, and other nations have a "right" to ....

sanction the living shit out of them. They deserve it.

[No Exit]

3. Yes, they do. Especially considering that their enemies have been creeping

ever closer. People should look at a map of the middle east. WE are definitely a threat to them by virtue of our aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel is also constantly fighting to undermine and harm Iran.

I am not saying Iran is better than OUR country; what I am saying is, if WE had some enemy of ours who had invaded, say, both Canada and Mexico, and who was clearly determined to practice aggressive imperialism here on our continent, WE would be demanding that our government take every measure necessary to DO something about it NOW.

They say they are developing nuclear power. I have doubts that that is all they are doing, but even if they are trying to develop nuclear weapons, the way I see it, DUE TO THE AGGRESSION OF NATIONS SUCH AS US, BRITAIN, AND ISRAEL, THEY CLEARLY HAVE NO CHOICE.

[brentspeak]

4. Tombstoned quickly. Good riddance.

[Nihil]

5. Don't know why (and don't care) but his/her point remains true.

> Iran has as much right to develop nuclear technology as any other
> sovereign nation.

I can only presume that he/she made inopportune comments elsewhere
but I really, really hope that the tombstone wasn't for daring to
oppose the opinion of certain elements within DU.