Speaking at the closing news conference of a Group of Eight summit in northern France, Sarkozy said the leaders had determined that Iran had used the uprisings in the Arab world to continue what Western countries believe is a programme to develop nuclear weapons — a charge Tehran denies.
“We shall take new measures to reinforce again sanctions against it,” Sarkozy said. (Reporting by John Irish and Nick Vinocur; editing by Alastair Macdonald)