Obama says world’s patience with Iran is limited

Andrew Quinn and Jeff Mason
Reuters
November 27, 2009

The world is losing patience with Iran’s behavior over its nuclear program and Tehran will be responsible for the consequences if it fails to meet its obligations, the White House said on Friday.

Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama’s chief spokesman, said a vote by the U.N. nuclear watchdog to rebuke Iran illustrated the “resolve and unity” of the international community over Iran’s nuclear program.

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors voted 25-3 to censure Iran in a decision that gained rare backing from Russia and China, which have in the past blocked attempts to isolate Iran, a trade partner for both.

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