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		<title>NATO Ministers Review US, French Plans to End Afghanistan Combat Role</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ NATO defense ministers are gathering in Brussels for a long-scheduled meeting that follows announcements by the United States and France they will end their combat roles in Afghanistan a year ahead of schedule. Afghanistan is poised to dominate the NATO meeting after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta surprised reporters late Wednesday on his aircraft, saying U.S. troops will end their combat role in Afghanistan next year, rather than at the end of 2014, as had been expected. “Our goal is to complete all of that transition in 2013 and then, hopefully, by mid- to the latter part of 2013, we will be able to make - you know, to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advice and assist role,” said Panetta. NATO’s top leaders had agreed to hand-over full security control to Afghan forces in 2014. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said ending the alliance's combat role even earlier should be no surprise. “We expect the last provinces to be handed over to the Afghan security forces by mid-2013. From that time Afghan security forces are in the lead all over Afghanistan, and from that time the role of our troops will gradually change from combat to support,” he said. But he added that any moves by individual allies must be coordinated with the NATO command in Kabul. Watch NATO Secretary General Rasmussen discuss coalition's Afghanistan timeline Some analysts are concerned about advancing NATO’s already-ambitious timeframe, including Security and Defense Agenda Director Giles Merritt in Brussels. “It is a high risk strategy in the first place, and I think there is a general feeling that we keep that risk within bounds by remaining solidaire [in solidarity] with each other,” said Merritt. During the two-day meeting in Brussels, NATO defense ministers will hear a report from their commander in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps General John Allen. They will be listening particularly for indications of whether the French and American 2013 plans are practical. They will also want to know about a secret U.S. military report leaked to the British media this week that says the Taliban is stronger that Western officials have acknowledged. If true, it will present even more challenges for the Afghan security forces and their international partners in 2013 and beyond. ]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton to Urge Security Council Action on Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to urge the U.N. Security Council to support an Arab League peace plan for Syria, after Washington strongly condemned escalating violence by President Bashar al-Assad's government. Clinton will join the foreign ministers of France and Britain at Tuesday's Security Council session.  Western powers have been working on a draft resolution endorsing the Arab League plan, which calls for Assad to step aside as a way to resolve the crisis. Syria has rejected the proposal as a violation of its sovereignty. Clinton said in a statement Monday the Security Council "must act" by showing the international community views Syria's crackdown on a 10-month opposition uprising as a threat to peace and security. She said the United States condemns what it calls "violent and brutal" Syrian government attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians in the past few days. British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Russia to back the draft resolution, saying it is time for Security Council members to stop "shielding those who have blood on their hands." Council members Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed resolution last October that would have condemned the Syrian government's crackdown on the uprising. But Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Moscow "cannot support" the proposed resolution because it is biased against Mr. Assad's government, a long-time Russian ally and buyer of Russian military supplies. In an interview with Russia's Interfax news agency, Gatilov also said the document "leaves open the possibility of intervention" in Syrian affairs, which Moscow has vowed to oppose. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the Moroccan-sponsored resolution backed by the West does not threaten sanctions or the use of force against the Syrian government, as some critics have alleged. A French diplomatic source told Western news agencies that at least 10 Council members support the draft. Russia also said Monday the Syrian government agreed to send a delegation to Moscow for proposed peace talks with the Syrian opposition.  But members of the opposition Syrian National Council quickly rejected the idea.  In a statement emailed to VOA, SNC member Ausama Monajed said the group "does not negotiate with terrorists." In fighting Monday, opposition activists said government troops re-took control of several Damascus suburbs and also clashed with rebels in the central province of Homs.  They said Monday's violence across Syria killed at least 28 people, mostly civilians. The Syrian government accuses armed terrorists of driving the anti-Assad revolt and killing 2,000 security personnel. The United Nations estimated the death toll from the unrest at 5,400 earlier this month, before it stopped updating the figure because of difficulties in obtaining information. Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP. Join the conversation on our social journalism site - Middle East Voices . Follow our Middle East reports on Twitter and discuss them on our Facebook page. ]]></description>
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		<title>France Suspends Afghan Military Operations After Troop Deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ France says it is suspending all training and joint operations in Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops. President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is considering an early withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan if security conditions "are not clearly established," following Friday's attack.   Fifteen French troops were wounded in the same assault that occurred in the Taghab district of Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province. French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the French troops were unarmed when the attacker opened fire during a training exercise at a base jointly operated by French and Afghan forces.  The shooter has been apprehended. Friday's incident is the latest of several attacks in which international troops have been killed by Afghan security forces. In December, an Afghan soldier opened fire and killed two members of the French Foreign Legion in Kapisa.  And earlier this month, an Afghan soldier shot and killed an American service member in Zabul province. Friday's deaths bring the number of French troops killed in the Afghan war to 82.  France has about 3,600 soldiers serving in Afghanistan, mainly in the east, with all French combat troops scheduled to leave the country in 2014. President Sarkozy said Friday that it was "unacceptable" that Afghan troops would attack French soldiers.  He said Defense Minister Longuet and France's army chief of staff are traveling to Kabul Friday to determine the circumstances behind the attack and will report back on how to proceed. Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his condolences for Friday's attack. He noted that France and Afghanistan have enjoyed a "sincere" relationship in which France has provided "extensive" help to Afghanistan over the last decade. In Latvia, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said it was a "sad day" for international troops in Afghanistan and the French people, but insisted such incidents are "isolated." A Taliban spokesman praised the attacker but did not claim responsibility for the shooting in Kapisa. The New York Times on Friday cited a classified coalition report, which says such attacks are motivated by deep-seated animosity between the forces that are supposed to be allied.  The report says ill will and mistrust run deep among civilians and militaries on both sides. But NATO spokesman U.S. Lieutenant General Jimmie Cummings, Jr. said Friday that incidents where Afghan soldiers have wounded or killed coalition members are isolated cases and are "not occurring on a routine basis."   Cummings added "we train and are partnered with Afghan personnel every day and are not seeing any issues or concerns with our relationships." Meanwhile late Thursday, a coalition helicopter crashed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing six U.S. Marines. A NATO spokesman said there was no insurgent activity reported in the area when the helicopter went down. The coalition is investigating the crash, the worst since August of last year when 30 American service members were killed after their helicopter was shot down by militants in Wardak province. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Russia Says Foreign Troops Will Not Deploy in Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Syrian ally Russia says it will not allow the deployment of foreign troops in Syria, as the U.N. Security Council debates how to stop the bloodshed of the 10-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that if someone wants to use force, such a move will not be done with any authorization from the U.N. Security Council. His comments come a day after senior diplomats from the Security Council met to discuss a revised Russian draft resolution that assigns equal blame for the violence to the government and opposition.  France, Britain and the U.S. are pushing for strong condemnation of Syria, but Russia and China have blocked such measures. Syria on Tuesday rejected a Qatari proposal to send Arab troops to the country to stop the unrest, saying such a move would worsen the situation and open the door to foreign interference.  Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani proposed the troop deployment last week, saying it is needed to "stop the killing." U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday condemned Syria's continued crackdown on protesters, calling the violence "unacceptable" and vowing to redouble international efforts to force Mr. Assad to step down. The Syrian-based activist group Local Coordination Committees said Assad's security forces on Tuesday killed at least 30 people, 19 of them in the troubled central province of Homs. The Arab League is due to discuss the crisis in Syria on Saturday and Sunday, and is expected to consider the future of its widely criticized observer mission in the country. Syria is Moscow's chief ally in the region and one of its biggest arms customers. A Russian-operated ship carrying ammunition allegedly docked in Syria last week. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said Tuesday an arms embargo against Damascus is "overdue." "Obviously we’d have very grave concern about arms flows into Syria from any source and we would certainly make that point very directly with any country that may be providing such arms," said Rice. "Unfortunately, there is not an arms embargo against Syria, which we certainly think is overdue, in part because as you well know, some members of the Council, including Russia, have indicated opposition to any form of sanction, even those that mirror that [which] the Arab League has already implemented." Senior U.S. officials say Iran also is supplying weapons to aid Syria's crackdown in an initiative spearheaded by the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds force. The United Nations says violence linked to the uprising has killed more than 5,400 people, including 400 in the last three weeks. Syria says "terrorists" have killed about 2,000 members of the security forces since the unrest began. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. Join the conversation on our social journalism site - Middle East Voices . Follow our Middle East reports on Twitter and discuss them on our Facebook page. ]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands Rally in Syria as Arab League Chief Warns of Civil War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The chief of the Arab League warned Friday that Syria may be heading towards a civil war as thousands of Syrians took to the streets in support of an armed rebel group. Arab League head Nabil Elaraby commented in interviews with The Associated Press and an Egyptian TV station while anti-government protesters voiced support for the Free Syrian Army, composed mainly of former soldiers. Activists say 20,000 gathered in the town of Ariha in the northwest Idlib province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says soldiers opened fire on protesters in the region, killing at least one person. The 10-month crackdown on anti-government protests has turned more violent in recent months as defecting soldiers have taken up arms against the government. Amateur video from Syria Amateur video released Friday shows an armored personnel carrier in flames after it reportedly was attacked by members of the Free Syrian Army. The content of the video posted on YouTube can not be independently verified. Elaraby spoke after at least 11 members of the Arab League observer mission were injured by pro-Assad supporters earlier this week. Meanwhile, one observer quit the monitoring team, calling it a "farce," and activists told VOA that 11 members are expected to quit the mission soon. Foreign observers have been operating in Syria since December 26 to check President Bashar al-Assad's compliance with an Arab League plan to end his violent suppression of the uprising that began last year. The United Nations and the United States say killings of protesters by Syrian security forces have intensified since the monitoring mission began. But Elaraby denied the charge Friday in an interview with the Egyptian Al-Hayat television channel. Meanwhile, Turkey's foreign minister said a Russian ship carrying "dangerous cargo" has arrived in Syria, after being temporarily held in Cyprus. Cypriot media reported on Wednesday that authorities had intercepted a vessel carrying ammunition from St. Petersburg in Russia to Syria during a fuel stop. Media reports said the ship was carrying up to 60 tons of ammunition and explosives. The United States said on Friday that is had raised concerns with Russia and Cyprus about the issue. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland repeated U.S. calls for all countries who continue to trade and supply weapons with Syria to stop. The United Nations estimates at least 5,000 people have been killed in the uprising, many of them peaceful protesters attacked by Syrian security forces. Others have been killed in fighting between the Syrian military and the army defectors who have joined the rebellion in recent months. Earlier this week, the first Western journalist was killed in Syria during a government-organized trip to Homs. Paris prosecutors said Friday that a preliminary investigation has been launched into the death of the France-2 Television reporter. Damascus also has said it will investigate the death. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. Join the conversation on our social journalism site - Middle East Voices . Follow our Middle East reports on Twitter and discuss them on our Facebook page. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sarkozy, Merkel Agree on Steps to Save Euro Currency Union</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The French and German leaders want to amend key European treaties to provide greater fiscal oversight and governance over the ailing, 17-member euro currency union. Following talks in Paris Monday, they outlined a series of measures to resolve the eurozone crisis that they plan to present at a European Union summit this week. Europe's two biggest economies appear to have resolved major differences on how to save the euro currency union. Speaking at a joint news conference with his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlined a series of steps the two leaders have agreed on. Key among them are mandatory limits on budget deficits that eurozone members must adhere to, or risk possible sanctions. Both want eurozone nations to meet monthly to deal with the crisis. And they want the new rules to be part of a renegotated European Union treaty to be completed by March. Sarkozy said Europe's sovereign debt and banking crisis makes it all the more critical for France and Germany to offer a united front. To disagree, he said, is to risk having Europe and the euro currency explode. Angela Merkel said Europe faces a very difficult situation. It is critical to reestablish confidence on the part of investors and the international community. The two leaders will seek endorsement from European Union leaders at a summit later this week. Mr. Sarkozy said they hope all 27 EU leaders will agree to their proposals, but if not, they will push for agreement from the 17 eurozone members. Markets already are rising in expectation that European leaders will make key decisions this week. But Thomas Klau, head of the Paris office for the European Council on Foreign Relations, doubts the EU summit will resolve the euro crisis once and for all. "Will the summit in Brussels…be the one to end this prolonged crisis? I'm skeptical," said Klau. Monday's meeting in Paris is one of a series of high-level talks on the crisis this week. Underscoring growing fears of the crisis spreading overseas, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Europe this week meeting with top officials, including Sarkozy and Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Monti. ]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian Protesters Storm British Diplomatic Compounds in Tehran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy in Tehran Tuesday following new British economic sanctions against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program. The protesters pushed their way past security and onto the large embassy compound, chanting, "Death to Britain."  They smashed windows, set fire to a car, and threw documents out of the building.  One protester pulled down the British flag while another stole a portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Another group of Iranians also stormed a British diplomatic office in northern Tehran and briefly surrounded six people.  British authorities did not regard the six as hostages and said all diplomatic personnel in Tehran have been accounted for. British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is outraged over what happened in Tehran.  He says the Iranian government's failure to defend British staff and property is a disgrace and is holding it responsible. The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama is deeply disturbed by the attack.  France is also condemning the incident. Recent Britain/Iran Incidents April 1980: Iranian gunmen storm the country's embassy in London and take 26 hostages. February 1989: Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issues a religious edict ordering Muslims to kill British author Salman Rushdie, saying his novel The Satanic Verses was blasphemous to Islam. March 2007: Iran detains 15 British Navy personnel on charges of illegally entering Iranian waters. June 2007: Iran's foreign ministry condemns Britain's decision to grant knighthood to Salman Rushdie, calling it an insult to the Muslim world. June 2009: Britain freezes some Iranian assets under sanctions imposed for Iran's disputed nuclear program. November 2011: Britain cuts financial ties with Iranian banks in a new sanction against Iran's alleged effort to develop nuclear weapons. Last week, Britain cut business transactions with all banks in Iran, including the Central Bank, as part of sanctions with the United States and Canada.  The move was in response to Iran's suspected program to build nuclear weapons.  It was the first time Britain has cut ties with the entire banking sector of a country. The new sanctions followed a new United Nations atomic energy agency report saying Iran is likely researching nuclear weapons.  Tehran insists its nuclear activities are for civilian purposes. Iran's parliament Sunday passed a bill to reduce diplomatic and economic ties with Britain.  The British ambassador must go within two weeks, leaving a charge d'affaires to run the embassy.  Economic relations with London will also be reduced to a minimum. Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters. Join the conversation on our social journalism site - Middle East Voices . Follow our Middle East reports on Twitter and discuss them on our Facebook page. ]]></description>
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		<title>IAEA Rebukes Iran for Nuclear Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency has passed a resolution that cites "deep and increasing concern" about Iran's nuclear activities. The 35-member board of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the resolution Friday, about a week after the agency said there is "credible" evidence that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. Only Cuba and Ecuador voted against the resolution, while Indonesia abstained. The United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia crafted the measure, which bows to concerns raised by China and Russia. Both nations sought a milder response to Tehran. The measure stops short of referring Iran to the U.N. Security Council or setting a deadline for the country to comply with the IAEA's requests for additional information. Iran has dismissed the IAEA report and says its nuclear program is peaceful. The Reuters news agency cites the country's IAEA envoy, Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, as saying the measure will only strengthen Iran's determination to continue its uranium enrichment activities. He also said Iran would not attend a U.N. atomic forum next week that will focus on efforts to create a Middle East region that is free of nuclear weapons. The U.S. praised the IAEA for passing the resolution. A White House statement says the agency "spoke with a unified voice" in holding Tehran accountable for its "continued failure to live up to international obligations." The U.N. Security Council has passed four sets of sanctions on Iran for refusing to stop nuclear activities that have both civilian and military uses. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Europe Lowers Growth Forecast for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Europe got more bad news on Thursday, as the European Union's executive arm sharply downgraded growth forecasts for the region. This has major implications for a continent buffeted by the financial and political crises in Italy and Greece. The new figures predict economic growth across the European Union of only 0.6 percent next year - and just 0.5 percent in the 17-nation eurozone. That is substantially less than the 1.8 percent growth predictions earlier this year for the euro currency area. European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn delivered a sober assessment of the region's problems at a press conference in Brussels. "GDP is now forecast to stagnate around the turn of this year, with some member states, in fact, experiencing a contraction," said Rehn. Rehn called on five EU members - Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta and Poland - to cut their budgets or risk facing sanctions. He also summed up international worries about the ailing region. "Concern about the sovereign debt crisis in several euro-area member states, together with the weakening global economic conditions, have led to a sharp fall in confidence since April this year," said Rehn. Rehn is only the latest official sounding a warning. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is urging "clarity" from Italy and Greece, which face political as well as economic turmoil. And noting the sluggish growth and high unemployment in the United States, she is warning of a "lost decade" ahead for the world economy. "Our sense is that if we do not act boldly and if we do not act together, the economy around the world runs the risk of a downward spiral of uncertainty, financial instability and a potential collapse of global demand," said Lagarde. A Reuters report said officials from Germany and France have discussed a fundamental overhaul of the European Union, to create a smaller, more integrated eurozone group compared to the rest of the 27-member EU. Officially, however, both France and Germany say it is essential the eurozone remains intact. Additionally, analyst Philippe Moreau Defarges, of the Paris-based French Institute of International Relations, said creating these two European systems would be problematic in practice. "It's very difficult because the juridical issue… in English you say 'the devil is in the details' - I would say what is important is in the details. It means that, of course, you can imagine a very ambitious scheme, very ambitious modification on the paper, but when you want to implement that… it's much more difficult," said Defarges. What is certain is that the eurozone crisis is likely to dominate the news here for the months to come, with pressure growing for European leaders to come up with a comprehensive and sustainable solution. ]]></description>
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		<title>Western Powers Warn of New Sanctions Against Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (Iran Nuclear Timeline) Britain, France and Germany said Wednesday Iran faces further sanctions if it refuses to cooperate with U.N. nuclear experts who say they have "credible" evidence of Iranian efforts to design a nuclear weapon. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report Tuesday expressing "serious concern" about information indicating that Iran has worked on a nuclear weapon design, including the "testing of components." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a nationally-televised rally on Wednesday that his country will not retreat "one iota" from its nuclear path. He also rejected the IAEA report, saying it contains "absurd" U.S. claims. The report represents the U.N. agency's strongest and most detailed allegations yet of military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement Wednesday urging the international community to stop what he called Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, which he says endangers the peace of the world and the Middle East. Western powers say they want to prevent Iran from becoming nuclear-armed, but Tehran insists its nuclear program is peaceful. The United Nations has imposed four rounds of sanctions on Iran for refusing to stop nuclear activities that could have civilian and military uses.   Russia said Wednesday it will not support a new round of sanctions. Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told the Interfax news agency that Moscow believes new sanctions will be seen in the international community as a pretext to try to pursue "regime change" in Iran. But British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday London is considering "additional measures" to increase pressure on Iran if it does not change direction.   French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe also warned of "unprecedented" sanctions if Iran refuses to address international concerns about its nuclear program. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said if Iran continues to ignore Western concerns, stronger sanctions will be inevitable.  China said Wednesday it is studying the IAEA report and called for dialogue and cooperation. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.   Follow our Middle East reports on Twitter and discuss them on our Facebook page. ]]></description>
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