Article: A defiant Iran banks on a split at UN; The Security Council receives a report Friday that gauges Iran's latest nuclear activities.(USA)

Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON -- With neither side blinking, Iran and the international community are preparing to take the next step in their showdown over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

The confrontation returns Friday to the United Nations Security Council, where the Iranian regime is hoping a divide-and-conquer strategy will prevent the UN body from taking any coercive action to limit its nuclear program. It may be a bold gambit: Just a month ago, the Council acted - unanimously - to give Iran 30 days to show it had ceased uranium enrichment.

But the Security Council, in fact, is split over ...

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