Iran cleric scorns EU role in standoff
A hardline Iranian cleric denounced the European Union as a U.S. puppet on Friday and the EU’s foreign policy chief raised the prospect of slapping targeted sanctions on Iran over its nuclear ambitions. The U.N. Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions, will tackle Iran’s case early next week after the U.N. nuclear watchdog sent it a report this week saying it could not verify that Iran’s nuclear plans were purely peaceful. Full Story