| U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging | | | | been one such case, so is Iran. The Iranian regime |
| the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on | | | | is watching how the world responds to North |
| Iran immediately, saying the Tehran government | | | | Korea's behavior and it can now see the |
| must be held accountable for its defiance | | | | international community will confront this threat. |
| regarding the nation's nuclear program. Secretary | | | | Iran can see that the path North Korea is |
| Rice says Iran is closely watching the world's | | | | choosing is not leading to more prestige and more |
| reaction to North Korea's recent nuclear test, and | | | | prosperity or more security. It is leading to just |
| says weapons programs in both countries will | | | | the opposite." |
| never bring them prestige or more security. | | | | Western nations fear Iran's uranium enrichment |
| Secretary Rice says it is time for action on Iran's | | | | program could allow the Islamic republic to make |
| nuclear program. | | | | nuclear weapons. Teheran insists its program is |
| "The United Nations Security Council is now | | | | solely aimed at generating electricity. |
| working on an Iran sanctions resolution. For the | | | | Secretary Rice also urged North Korea to return |
| international community to be credible, it must | | | | to talks regarding incentives being offered if |
| pass a resolution now that holds Iran accountable | | | | Pyongyang abandons its efforts to build nuclear |
| for its defiance," she said. | | | | weapons. |
| Secretary Rice made the remarks in a speech at | | | | "North Korea should live up to its own international |
| the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based | | | | agreements to de-nuclearize and it should pursue |
| public policy institute. | | | | policies that are not hostile to its neighbors and |
| She says Iran should pay close attention to the | | | | hostile to international principles and norms of |
| wide-ranging sanctions being imposed on North | | | | behavior," she said. "Everything North Korea says |
| Korea since it carried out its first test of a nuclear | | | | that it seeks is on the table in the six-party talks." |
| weapon earlier this month. | | | | The six-party process, which includes the United |
| "The greatest challenge to the non-proliferation | | | | States, North Korea, China, South Korea, Japan |
| regime comes from countries that violate their | | | | and Russia, began in 2003, but has been stalled |
| responsibilities under the Non-Proliferation Treaty," | | | | for more than a year because of a boycott by |
| she added. "The North Korean government has | | | | Pyongyang. |