UN Security Council Set to Impose Sanctions on Iran

(09 Jun 10 - RV) The U.N. Security Council is set to impose a new round of sanctions on Iran today over a nuclear program that Western powers suspect is aimed at developing atomic weapons.
The 15-nation council is due to meet later to vote on a draft resolution that was the product of five months of talks between the United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says the US remains committed to its dual track approach, and is determined to pass the resolution.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meanwhile, has warned Iran will not agree to talks on its nuclear program if a fourth round of UN sanctions are imposed.
Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the Washington DC Based American Enterprise institute.
He spoke to use about the types of sanctions that could by imposed...