U.N. Iran nuclear talks stall; Russia has objections | International News | Reuters.com

U.N. Iran nuclear talks stall; Russia has objections | International News | Reuters.com: "UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Despite optimism of a U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran's nuclear program, Russia still voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran.

The resolution bans imports and exports of materials and technology relating to uranium enrichment, reprocessing and heavy-water reactors, as well as ballistic missile delivery systems. And to meet Russia's objections, it excludes any mention of a light-water reactor Moscow is building at Bushehr in southwest Iran, Tehran's first nuclear power plant.

But Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin said he wanted to delete a travel ban on leading Iranian officials and firms associated with the nuclear program. He also opposes a list of Iranians subject to an assets freeze." Read complete post here.