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ElBaradei has made yet another report to the IAEA Board – and forwarded a copy to the UNSC – that he can find no undeclared proscribed materials in Iran and no indication that any such materials have ever been used in furtherance of any military purpose.

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Russia and China on Friday opposed key provisions in a U.N. draft resolution that orders Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, making an agreement unlikely before ministers come to New York next week.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-05/06/content_583219.htm


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Military action is not a "magic wand" that can be used to resolve the international community's standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Thursday.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050506S.shtml

“On the one hand the Americans say the issue with Iran is our nuclear programme, and on the other they allocate $70m for overthrowing the Islamic Republic,” he said, referring to president George Bush’s decision to fund groups wanting regime change in Tehran.

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Before the international community is lead to another “crisis of choice”, it is imperative that the public knows all the facts and is empowered to make an informed and sober decision about an impending catastrophe.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article12942.htm

Bolton said targeted sanctions would also likely include "restricting trade in dual use and other sensitive items." He didn't rule out tougher sanctions at some future date.

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UN resolution on Iran: full text of draft:

Full text of a draft UN Security Council resolution put forward by Britain, France, the United States and Germany as the council’s proposed response to Iran’s nuclear programme.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article12946.htm

It said these Iranian-produced rods were already in use in a 5-megawatt reactor built by the United States — before Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution — at the nuclear research center in Tehran.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060504/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear


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