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US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks, including reinsurance

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The United States wants the UN Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, including a ban on (re)insurance.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to leaders in Turkey, Italy and France about the "urgent need" to move forward on sanctions as soon as possible, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told

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