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Article: 4th LD-Writethru: UN Security Council adopts new sanctions resolution on Iran
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- March 3, 2008
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4th LD-Writethru: UN Security Council adopts new sanctions
resolution on Iran
UNITED NATIONS, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations
SecurityCouncil adopted a resolution on Monday slapping stronger
sanctionsto press Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.
Fourteen of the 15 members of the Security Council voted for
Resolution 1803 but Indonesia abstained, a departure from two
previous sanctions resolutions on Iran, which enjoyed unanimous
support.
The new sanction measures include travel restrictions and bans
for more Iranians, an expansion of asset freezes, curbs on dual-use
items, export credit, financial monitoring, cargo inspections on
aircraft and vessels, and possible "next ...