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| New Iran sanctions being tabled | New Iran sanctions being tabled |
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| Plans for a fourth set of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme are being submitted to all 15 members of the Security Council in New York. | Plans for a fourth set of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme are being submitted to all 15 members of the Security Council in New York. |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced earlier that the five, veto-wielding permanent members had agreed on a "strong" draft resolution. | |
| New measures seen by reporters cover cargo ship inspections and banking. | New measures seen by reporters cover cargo ship inspections and banking. |
| The draft was produced despite a deal Iran made with Turkey to exchange nuclear material for enriched uranium. | The draft was produced despite a deal Iran made with Turkey to exchange nuclear material for enriched uranium. |
| Mrs Clinton suggested Iran had been trying to deflect pressure. | Mrs Clinton suggested Iran had been trying to deflect pressure. |
| As other nations grow stronger and more internationally assertive the result is likely to be more confusion in international politics Mark Urban Newsnight diplomatic editor Mark Urban's blog | As other nations grow stronger and more internationally assertive the result is likely to be more confusion in international politics Mark Urban Newsnight diplomatic editor Mark Urban's blog |
| The Turkish deal, which Brazil helped to negotiate, was similar to one proposed by the West and its allies last year. | The Turkish deal, which Brazil helped to negotiate, was similar to one proposed by the West and its allies last year. |
| Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the world to support it but said that if Iran did not ship out the uranium within one month, as agreed, then it would be on its own. | Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the world to support it but said that if Iran did not ship out the uranium within one month, as agreed, then it would be on its own. |
| The members of the Security Council, which includes Turkey and Brazil, are holding a session behind closed doors to discuss the resolution. | |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett reports from New York that the US is quite confident of getting a majority of Council members behind the resolution although it may not get unanimity. | |
| The sanctions, our correspondent says, are not as strong as Western states would have wanted and some proposals were watered down by Russia and China. | |
| There have been three rounds of UN sanctions against Iran, blocking trade of "sensitive nuclear material", freezing the financial assets of those involved in Iran's nuclear activities, banning all of Iran's arms exports and encouraging scrutiny of the dealings of Iranian banks. | |
| 'Exercise vigilance' | 'Exercise vigilance' |
| "The resolution would establish a comprehensive new framework for cargo inspections, both in states' ports and on the high seas" if there was reason to suspect a ship was carrying conventional arms or nuclear missile items, an official told AFP news agency on condition of anonymity. | "The resolution would establish a comprehensive new framework for cargo inspections, both in states' ports and on the high seas" if there was reason to suspect a ship was carrying conventional arms or nuclear missile items, an official told AFP news agency on condition of anonymity. |
| ANALYSIS Jon Leyne, BBC Tehran correspondent | ANALYSIS Jon Leyne, BBC Tehran correspondent |
| This is Washington's answer to what was widely seen as a last-minute attempt by Iran to head off new sanctions. | This is Washington's answer to what was widely seen as a last-minute attempt by Iran to head off new sanctions. |
| Indeed, in slightly triumphant tone, Hillary Clinton said it was as convincing an answer as it was possible to provide. | Indeed, in slightly triumphant tone, Hillary Clinton said it was as convincing an answer as it was possible to provide. |
| It appears that the two more sceptical big powers, Russia and China, have not been convinced by Iran's agreeement to ship out a large part of its stocks of enriched uranium to Turkey. | It appears that the two more sceptical big powers, Russia and China, have not been convinced by Iran's agreeement to ship out a large part of its stocks of enriched uranium to Turkey. |
| The resolution would bar countries from selling tanks, armoured combat vehicles, warplanes and warships as well as other heavy weapons to Iran, the agency says. | The resolution would bar countries from selling tanks, armoured combat vehicles, warplanes and warships as well as other heavy weapons to Iran, the agency says. |
| Reuters news agency, which saw the 10-page draft document, says it also calls for expanding punitive measures against Iran's banking and other industries. | Reuters news agency, which saw the 10-page draft document, says it also calls for expanding punitive measures against Iran's banking and other industries. |
| It "calls upon states to take appropriate measures that prohibit... the opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of Iranian banks" if there are grounds for believing that they are linked to nuclear proliferation. | It "calls upon states to take appropriate measures that prohibit... the opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of Iranian banks" if there are grounds for believing that they are linked to nuclear proliferation. |
| The draft also states "the need to exercise vigilance over transactions involving Iranian banks, including the Central Bank of Iran, so as to prevent such transanctions contributing to proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities" or to the development of delivery systems for atomic weapons. | The draft also states "the need to exercise vigilance over transactions involving Iranian banks, including the Central Bank of Iran, so as to prevent such transanctions contributing to proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities" or to the development of delivery systems for atomic weapons. |
| More members of the Revolutionary Guards would be placed on a list to have their assets frozen, our correspondent says. | |
| 'Strong draft' | 'Strong draft' |
| Mrs Clinton addressed the US Senate foreign relations committee after talks between the five permanent Security Council members - the US, UK, Russia, China and France - and Germany. | Mrs Clinton addressed the US Senate foreign relations committee after talks between the five permanent Security Council members - the US, UK, Russia, China and France - and Germany. |
| "We have reached agreement on a strong draft with the co-operation of Russia and China," she said. | "We have reached agreement on a strong draft with the co-operation of Russia and China," she said. |
| The US and its Western allies believe Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, but Iran denies this. | The US and its Western allies believe Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, but Iran denies this. |
| Mrs Clinton said she had spent Tuesday morning on the phone with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, "finalising the resolution". | Mrs Clinton said she had spent Tuesday morning on the phone with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, "finalising the resolution". |
| Russia and China have previously resisted calls for a new round of sanctions. | Russia and China have previously resisted calls for a new round of sanctions. |
| Talking about the Turkish deal, Mrs Clinton accused Tehran of trying to deflect pressure from the major powers. | Talking about the Turkish deal, Mrs Clinton accused Tehran of trying to deflect pressure from the major powers. |
| "We don't believe it was any accident that Iran agreed to this declaration as we were preparing to move forward in New York," she said. | "We don't believe it was any accident that Iran agreed to this declaration as we were preparing to move forward in New York," she said. |
| "The fact that we had Russia on board, we had China on board and that we were moving early this week, namely today, to share the text of that resolution, put pressure on Iran which they were trying to somehow dissipate." | "The fact that we had Russia on board, we had China on board and that we were moving early this week, namely today, to share the text of that resolution, put pressure on Iran which they were trying to somehow dissipate." |