Rice Pushes Security Council on Iran
By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060424/ap_on_re_eu/us_iran_nuclearRice made her remarks four days before the expiration of a United Nations deadline for Iran to stop uranium enrichment. That process can produce fuel for nuclear energy or material for nuclear weapons.
"When the international community reconvenes after the 30 days, there has to be some message, clear message, that this kind of behavior is not acceptable, or you will start to call into question the credibility of what the Security Council says when it says it," Rice said while flying to diplomatic visits to Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria.
Though the United States has said it prefers decisive steps, Security Council members Russia and China have opposed forceful sanctions. As permanent members of the council, either of those countries could veto any proposals.
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said that "assuming no change of direction by Iran — and there's no reason to think there will be a change in direction" — the United States will prepare a Security Council resolution under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter, which is militarily enforceable, to make all IAEA resolutions mandatory.
Bolton wants war