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Article: UN: SECURITY COUNCIL PREPARES FOR SWIFT RESOLUTION ON IRAN.
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- IPR Strategic Business Information Database
- Article date:
- May 4, 2006
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The resolution refers to Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which makes it mandatory under international law. It gives Iran another chance to comply prior to a deadline that has not yet been decided but diplomats hope it will be in early June. The draft resolution is consistent with the Security Council approach defined at the end of March: a gradual and reversible approach of applying pressure on Iran to give up its alleged nuclear weapons aspirations. Invoking Chapter 7 Jean-Marc de La Sabliere, France's ambassador to the UN, said the Security Council was in agreement that the time to act is now. "They all [members of the Security Council] understand that [the] Security ...