Security Council votes 12-2 for more Iran sanctions
Britain's Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant (left), China's Ambassador Li Baodong (second left), Russia's Ambassador Vitaly Churkin (third from right), France's Ambassador Gerard Araud (right) and US Ambassador Susan Rice confer before the Security Council vote on Wednesday. Richard Drew / Associated Press |
New York - The UN Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at developing the means to build atom bombs.
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