Iran: new UN Security Council resolution "unacceptable"

    TEHRAN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian member of parliament said on Sunday that the new UN Security Council resolution with tougher sanctions against Tehran is "unacceptable," local Mehr news agency reported.

    Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chief of Iran's parliamentary national security and foreign affairs, described the Resolution 1747 that urges Iran to suspend uranium enrichment work is "unacceptable and inapplicable," Mehr said. Full text

UN approves tougher sanctions on Iran

    UNITED NATIONS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted on Saturday a new resolution with tougher sanctions to pressure Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities.

    Resolution 1747, cosponsored by Britain, France, and Germany and incorporating some of the amendments proposed by Indonesia, Qatar and South Africa, urges Iran to suspend uranium enrichment work "without further delay." Full text