AFP: Japan on Friday joined European powers and the United States in calls to bring Iran before the UN Security Council to stop its nuclear development, but it voiced caution about economic sanctions.

AFP: UN Security Council member Greece said Thursday it regretted that Iran’s resumption of nuclear research looked set to scupper diplomatic efforts to break the deadlock with the international community.

AFP: The US ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, on Thursday called Iran “a threat to international peace” but added that it remains to be seen how the UN Security Council can resolve the nuclear crisis.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 12 – Iran threatened on Friday to end all nuclear cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, if its nuclear file was sent to the UN Security Council, as is looking more likely than ever.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 12 – Iran threatened on Friday to end all nuclear cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, if its nuclear file was sent to the UN Security Council, as is looking more likely than ever.

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 12 – Canada on Thursday declared its support for Iran’s referral to the United Nations Security Council for breaching its nuclear obligations and said that it was “deeply concerned” by Tehran’s “unilateral and unwarranted” decision to resume uranium enrichment-related activities.