House Condemns Iran's Nuclear Program 

February 16, 2006
The New York Times
Original Source: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-nuclear-iran-congress.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution condemning Iran for its nuclear program, and urging the international community to apply sanctions to deny it the ability to develop atomic weapons.
The nonbinding measure, which passed 404-4, backs efforts to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council. It also says Iran has ``forfeited the right to develop any aspect of a nuclear fuel cycle'' for failing to resolve suspicions that it is trying to build nuclear bombs.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, has been unable to verify Iran's claims that its atomic program is for peaceful uses, but has not found hard proof Iran is seeking nuclear arms.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican, said the Iranian government ``has blatantly ignored its international obligations ... and instead headed down a path of dangerous, deadly destruction.''
The Senate last month also passed a resolution condemning Iran for its atomic program.
 
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