United Nations: Key Security Council nations agreed on Tuesday to present Iran with a choice of benefits or sanctions to consider in deciding whether to suspend uranium enrichment, a move which will delay a UN resolution to curb Iran's nuclear program, a European official said.
Political directors of the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France, as well as Germany, made the decision to present Tehran with the possible carrots and sticks at a meeting following more than three hours of talks between their foreign ministers on Monday night that failed to reach agreement on the resolution.
As a result of Tuesday's decision, political directors from the three European countries, that had been spearheading negotiations with Iran, will spend the next few days preparing a package of benefits and sanctions, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because there has been no official announcement.
The package will be presented to European Union foreign ministers on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Brussels on Monday, and when approved, will be presented to the Iranian government, the official said.
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