Russia May Join Calls For Sanctions Against Iran
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Moscow, Russia (AHN) - Tehran may have to rethink its confidence of a Russian backing, regarding its strong resistance over calls by six world powers to stop its nuclear program. Moscow announced on Tuesday there is a possibility it will join in on sanctions for Iran. Igor Shuvalov, Russian presidential aide said, "But we think so far that actions concerning Iran must be cautious." He told the state's Itar Tass news agency, "While applying economic sanctions or military operations to Iran, one must be aware of the fact that they will consolidate the Iranian people around the government and strengthen their support to the uranium enrichment program." "When 60 million Iranian citizens decide to support the non-peaceful uranium enrichment program, that would be very dangerous indeed," he said. In July, the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution urging Tehran to suspend its uranium enrichment program by August 31 or face possible sanctions. Iran has defied the deadline placing confidence on the support of China and Russia, two permanent U.N. Security Council members, to prevent any harsh sanctions against the country.
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