Iran Focus: London, Dec. 23 – The following is the text of a statement by British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett issued following a unanimous vote by the United Nations Security Council to impose trade sanctions against Iran because of its refusal to stop its sensitive nuclear activities.

AFP: Senior Iranian lawmakers warned on Saturday that parliament could hit back at any Security Council sanctions against Tehran by blocking United Nations inspections of its nuclear facilities.

AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US President George W. Bush Saturday ahead of an expected UN draft resolution on nuclear-related UN sanctions against Iran, the Kremlin said.

Iran Focus: London, Dec. 23 – The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose sanctions on Iran for failing to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Iran Focus: London, Dec. 23 – Russia said that it would support a UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions against Iran for failing to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

AFP: The following are the main points of the latest draft resolution put forward by France, Britain and Germany Friday and calling for targeted UN sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work.

AFP: A hardline Iranian daily Saturday called on the government to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if the UN Security Council agrees sanctions against Tehran over its controversial atomic programme.