EU calls for delay on Iran sanctions

EUROPEAN ministers say sanctions should not be imposed on Iran just yet despite their missing Thursday’s deadline to stop work on their nuclear programme.

The United Nations has agreed to wait until a meeting between the EU’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, and Iran’s chief negotiator before deciding on their next step.

No date has been set for this meeting yet, but it is expected to take place before the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — Britain, France, the US, Russia and China, together with Germany, meet in Berlin next Thursday, September 7 to discuss the situation.