Sanctions possible if Iran remains defiant – UK’s Straw

Reuters: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Thursday that sanctions could follow if Iran remains defiant and refuses to halt its uranium enrichment programe as demanded by the U.N. Security Council. BERLIN (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Thursday that sanctions could follow if Iran remains defiant and refuses to halt its uranium enrichment programe as demanded by the U.N. Security Council.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the five permanent Council members and Germany, Straw said Wednesday’s non-legally-binding presidential statement had given Iran 30 days to freeze its uranium enrichment programme.

Asked if the Council might pass a legally binding resolution if Iran did not comply, Straw said, “It can certainly include a resolution before the Security Council and the possibility of measures after that.”

Asked if such measures could include sanctions, Straw said: “It could do.”