Iran dismisses prospects of being referred to U.S. Security Council

[ECH1969]

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran brushed off warnings that it could face the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program, saying Sunday it would not be moved by threats.

Germany and France have urged Iran to reconsider its weekend rejection of European proposals for resolving the standoff over its nuclear program, warning Tehran that the International Atomic Energy Agency is likely to refer the matter to the Security Council, which may impose sanctions.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog meets Tuesday to consider Iran's nuclear activities – a meeting Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said had no legal basis.

"Iran is not much familiar with the language of threat, and it is not effective," Asefi told reporters at a weekly briefing. "What interests us is cooperation. We advise Europe to withdraw its threats."

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