Saturday, December 23, 2006

U.N. Security Council Passes Iran Sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 23 — The Security Council on Saturday unanimously agreed to sanctions intended to curb Iran’s nuclear program, capping months of negotiations over how severe and sweeping the restrictions should be. The resolution, prepared by Germany and the Security Council’s five permanent members, the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China, bans the import and export of materials and technology used in uranium enrichment, reprocessing and ballistic missiles.

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