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France, the UK and Germany are carrying out the negotiations on behalf of the EU (Photo: EUobserver)

EU backs down on Iran

The EU has been forced to back away from its tough stance on Iran after it failed to get Russia's support for reporting Iran's nuclear ambitions to the UN Security Council.

After a series of negotiations at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the EU, represented by France, Germany and the UK, decided to withdraw a draft resolution that called for Iran to be reported to the security council for breaching the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).

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France, the UK and Germany are carrying out the negotiations on behalf of the EU (Photo: EUobserver)

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