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02/05/2006:

"McCain urges Iran sanctions, outside UN if needed"

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain, a top member of President George W. Bush's Republican Party, urged the world on Saturday to impose economic and other sanctions on Iran, bypassing the United Nations if needed.

Welcoming the vote by the UN nuclear watchdog on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council, McCain repeated that military action against Tehran must remain an option if it did not bow to international demands to halt its nuclear activities.
reuters.com


Frist says military action a posssibility against Iran
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Saturday night that the United States must be prepared to take military action against Iran if nonviolent means don't deter the country from building nuclear weapons.


India voted against Iran at IAEA -- spokesman
NEW DELHI, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- India voted for referring the Iran nuclear issue to the UN Security Council, at the IAEA meeting held in Vienna Saturday, said a foreign ministry spokesman.