At last some b*lls shown form our allies. Do you think this will show positive results or will Iran continue to behave improperly.

Britain: EU agrees to freeze Iran bank's assets 1 minute ago: More at the site

Britain: EU agrees to freeze Iran bank's assets - Yahoo! News

LONDON - A British official says European Union nations have agreed in principle to freeze the assets of Iran's largest bank.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman, Michael Ellam, said Monday an agreement is in place over the assets of Bank Melli.

Ellam has said following talks in London between Brown and President Bush that all EU member states had agreed they should freeze the bank's assets.

Foreign ministers were meeting in Luxembourg on Monday and Iran was high on the agenda. European Union officials could not immediately confirm the plans.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

LONDON (AP) — Britain will freeze assets of Iran's largest bank in a further move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday.

Brown, speaking at a news conference with President Bush, said Britain will work to persuade Europe to follow suit.

The British leader said that assets of Iran's Bank Melli would be frozen. Last year, the United States accused the bank of providing services to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

"Action will start today in new phase of sanctions on oil and gas," Brown said. "We will take any necessary action so that Iran is aware of the choice it needs to make."

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Hey! Something that might actually make a change for once!

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My point too. I'd give you a good rep but I have used up all I can give for the day. lol

Thanks for giving this some time.

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I can't give you more rep points for awhile, but I can say thank you for a good catch of a news story. We need to follow this because I would expect Iran to respond. Freezing assets sounds like a desperate measure, but all Iran needs to do is cooperate with inspections to confirm that they have no nuclear weapons development program. And that would have to include underground bunker protected facilities.

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Haven't they already done that? Didn't we already confirm that they have shut down their nuclear program years ago?

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I could've eaten Alphabit soup and crapped out a better post!

Why should they have to do that? As long as we have a nuclear weapons program we are being hypocritical and should be treated as such, I would hate Iran to get nukes but ridding the world of nukes starts at home.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

No new info has surfaced in the last months. Do you think Israel would announce in the open that they need to dump on Iran, without proof?

See: Israeli official says Iran attack - Political Fever - The Political Debate Forums

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

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Thank you Michael, I'm in the same boat with the reps and following this story. I am sure we will see the threat from Israel and possibility our Air Force being forced to act.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

But why are we taking actions against them? We have shown that they closed their nuclear program down and have no evidence that they've restarted it?

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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

I could've eaten Alphabit soup and crapped out a better post!