Europe resists UN sanctions against Iran

A US push to halve UN nuclear agency aid to Iran as part of Security Council sanctions is facing resistance from traditional US allies in the European Union as well as from developing nations, diplomats said today.

Resistance from developing nations on the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency was expected. Most of them usually support Tehran when it asserts it has the right to develop its uranium enrichment technology, and they fear a precedent that could hurt their access to IAEA technical cooperation if Iran’s programs are pared back.