U.S. Says More Time Needed on Iran Talks

UNITED NATIONS - Britain's strategy for persuading Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions calls for sanctions that could be enforced militarily if diplomacy fails, but getting U.N. Security Council members Russia and China on board will be a struggle.

Britain, the United States, France and Germany are having trouble just getting China and Russia to agree on a Security Council statement calling on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. Senior diplomats from the six countries met for 4 1/2 hours Monday, apparently achieving little.

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton had expressed hope that the statement could be adopted after council discussions Tuesday afternoon. But after Monday's meeting, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said more time was needed for negotiations.

"It may take a little bit of time, but it's going to be worth the time because when we do achieve that statement, it will be yet another clear unified message by the international community," Burns said.

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Bolton in a hurry for some reason? :eyes:

nobody agrees with Bolton's ideas... :rofl:

I don't think we will be bombing anytime soon.
Who woulda thunk it? Russia and China would be the voices of reason?