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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks about Iran during remarks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Oct. 25, 2006. She said that the UN Security Council should adopt a resolution immediately to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks about Iran during remarks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Oct. 25, 2006. She said that the UN Security Council should adopt a resolution immediately to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday that the UN Security Council should adopt a resolution immediately to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

"For the international community to be credible, it must pass a resolution now that holds Iran accountable for its defiance," Rice said in addressing the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington.

The United States has been seeking to impose sanctions on Iran through the UN Security Council on the grounds that the Islamic country develops a nuclear weapon program under the cover of a civilian program. However, Iran has said that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Iran was moving forward with its nuclear program and the UN Security Council should pass a resolution to impose sanctions on the country.

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian technicians installed a second line, or cascade of 164 centrifuges, and were due to inject gas into it later this week, the Iranian Student's News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday. >>>

Iran moving forward with nuclear program

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Tuesday that Iran is moving forward with its nuclear program and the UN Security Council should pass a resolution to impose sanctions on the country.

"It is clear that Iran is moving forward, full steam ahead, with its nuclear program," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said at a briefing. >>>

IAEA chief says Iran closer to enriching uranium

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran has taken another step in its ability to enrich uranium, Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in Washington's Georgetown University on Monday, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. >>>