Iran leaves no options than sanctions
Clinton uses Yemen conference to rally support for more UN curbs over nuclear programme
London: Iran leaves the world no recourse but to apply penalties aimed at curbing a fast-track nuclear programme, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
In London ostensibly for conferences on Afghanistan and Yemen, Clinton has devoted significant time to Iran ahead of a US-led sanctions push at the United Nations expected by the end of the week.
Her discussions here are intended to win support from countries whose backing the United States and its allies need to win and enforce new UN sanctions.
"Our efforts to apply pressure on Iran are not meant to punish the Iranian people. They are meant to change the approach the Iranian government has taken toward its nuclear programme," Clinton said.
The Obama administration has said Iran appears bent on developing nuclear weapons, although Iran claims its nuclear work is peaceful. Iran is thought to have stockpiled more than enough nuclear material to manufacture a single bomb, and more is being made daily.
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