Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations “Provisional Agreement” on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Tehran mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf listen to the Iranian national anthem during the opening ceremony for an underground tunnel in Tehran, July 15, 2006.

Reuters: Key UN members said to reach informal deal on Iran

Key U.N. Security Council members agreed informally on Thursday on a resolution demanding
Iran suspend nuclear enrichment and reprocessing work and threatening to consider sanctions if it refuses, diplomats said.

The draft text must first be approved by governments of the five Security Council members with veto power — the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China — as well as Germany, a European negotiator on the Iran controversy.

Western countries, which have been haggling with Russia and China on a text over the past two weeks, were optimistic of a deal a week ago only to see the talks drag on.

But on Thursday, two diplomats close to the negotiations told Reuters there was “provisional agreement” among the six. If true, a vote could be scheduled for Monday after the full Security Council receives the draft.

Flap will believe it when he sees acceptance of a Chapter 7 resolution demanding Iran stop uranium enrichment.

China and Russia will never support a Chapter 7 resolution threatening sanctions or other enforcement activity.

A general view shows the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Iranian Persian Gulf port of Bushehr, 1,200 Kms south of Tehran, in June 2006. France circulated a revised draft resolution in the UN Security Council that legally requires Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.
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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.

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