Obama: Iran Sanctions Offer No Guarantees
VOA News 09 April 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama says there is no guarantee that a new set of United Nations sanctions against Iran will persuade it to halt sensitive nuclear work.
However, President Obama said Friday, with "consistent and steady" international pressure, Iran may eventually realize pursuing nuclear weapons is not worth the cost. During an interview with ABC news, Mr. Obama said Iran is "not a stupid regime" and is intently watching what is happening in the international community.
On Thursday, diplomats from six world powers gathered in New York to discuss a possible new series of sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities.
The diplomats represent Germany and the U.N. Security Council's five permanent members - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.
The international group hopes to draft resolutions for a fourth set of U.N. sanctions against Iran. No decisions were made during the three-hour meeting Thursday, and the negotiations are set to continue.
World powers believe Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, a charge it denies.
Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.
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