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Submitted by unname1 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 09:19
Western leaders called on Wednesday for expanded sanctions against Iran over a UN watchdog report that it has worked to design atom bombs, but veto-wielder Russia indicated it would block new measures at the UN Security Council.

The report laid bare a trove of intelligence suggesting Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, including accusations of work on atom bomb triggers and computer-simulated detonations.

France said it would summon the UN Security Council (UNSC), while Britain said the standoff was entering a more dangerous phase and the risk of conflict would increase if Iran does not negotiate.

The UNSC has already imposed four rounds of sanctions on Tehran since 2006 over its nuclear program, which Western countries suspect is being used to develop weapons but Iran says is purely peaceful.

Iran has repeatedly insisted it wants nuclear energy only for electricity. On November 9 it vowed no retreat from program following the UN watchdog report, which used Western intelligence information that Tehran calls forgeries.

Russia accepts that the West has legitimate concerns about Iran's nuclear program but sees no clear evidence that Tehran is trying to develop nuclear warheads.

VOV/ Reuters

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