US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks

PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

New sanctions urged over Iran move

he United States and France have called for fresh sanctions against Iran after Tehran formally said it would begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel to a level of 20 per cent.