Warning on tie with IAEA

    Just hours before the UN action, Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel warned that Iran would revise its relationship with the UN nuclear watchdog if the Security Council imposes sanctions on Tehran.

    "If they make an effort to deprive the Iranian nation of their undeniable right for peaceful nuclear technology ... the parliament will reconsider the nature of its relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," Adel told the state television.

    He said that a bill to suspend the IAEA's inspections of Iran's nuclear sites had already been passed by the parliament's National Security and Foreign Affairs Committee.

    "If Iran comes under pressure, we will have no other choice but to bring this bill before the parliament for debate," Adel said.

    He criticized any Security Council resolution that imposes sanctions on Tehran as a "wrong policy" and reiterated Iran's readiness to talk.

    "We believe any such resolution against Iran is a wrong policy and we still insist on the appropriateness and benefits of a negotiated solution to the issue," he said.

    "But it was the Europeans who cut off the course of negotiations and opted for a different path," he added.

    U.S. demands more actions

    After the Security Council passed the resolution, U.S. officials warned that more actions might be taken to bring Tehran into submission.

    Acting U.S. Ambassador Alejandro Wolff called for Iran's unconditional and immediate compliance with the resolution, claiming that it would not hesitate to return to the council for further action if Iran failed to take necessary steps to comply.

    U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns said in Washington that "we don't think this resolution is enough in itself. We want the international community to take further action."

    "We would like to see more vigorous national and multilateral action against Iran, stronger sanctions -- and not just UN Security Council sanctions but outside the Council -- and we would like to see countries stop doing business as usual with Iran," Burns said.

    The United States has long accused Iran of trying to produce nuclear weapons under a civilian cover, a charge denied by Tehran.

    Iran has said that it needs to use nuclear power as a peaceful, alternative energy source and has the right to do so under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

    The UN Security Council adopted a resolution in late July, urging Tehran to suspend by Aug. 31 all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development, or face possible sanctions.

    Due to Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, European countries and the United States had sought a new resolution to impose sanctions on Tehran.