"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran's central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department officials and European diplomats said.
Diplomats from Germany and the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China -- met Monday at the State Department to discuss the latest draft, as well as other steps that could be taken to get Iran to cooperate.
The U.N. Security Council imposed two rounds of sanctions on Iran -- in March 2007 and December 2006 -- after Iran failed to comply with a U.N. deadline to suspend uranium enrichment and resume negotiations. Iran says its nuclear program is aimed solely at the peaceful production of nuclear energy.
The members agreed earlier in February on a draft resolution and were hoping it would pass by unanimous vote, but some countries on the council, including Libya, South Africa and Indonesia, have voiced concerns about the text.
Iran says its nuclear program is necessary to provide civilian energy for the country, but other countries have voiced concern that its true purpose is to produce nuclear weapons. The United States, which does not have diplomatic relations with Iran, has been the most vocal of those countries."
This article shows the continuing struggle between the U.N. and Iran's nuclear program. Because the U.N. is not decisive when coming to a consensus about sanctions against Iran, it will take them some time to before they can put a substantial amount of pressure on Iran.
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