Security Council set to agree new Iran resolution

The UN Security Council’s five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree today on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme, a French diplomat said.

The senior diplomat, who briefed reporters yesterday on condition that he not be identified by name, said an agreement was very close and should be finalised by the six nations’ foreign ministers at a meeting in Berlin, Germany.

He would not give details on the resolution, but said it would be “very balanced, very firm” and likely to be presented to the UN Security Council at the end of the month.