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Dreadnought · 03-16-2007, 11:32 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will approve Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's request for a visa so he can visit the U.N. as the Security Council moves to impose additional sanctions against his country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday that the United States has approved a U.S. visa for Ahmadinejad previously and will do so again, consistent with its obligations as host country for the United Nations.

Ahmadinejad has been a vociferous defender of his nation's nuclear efforts and a critic of the U.S.

On Thursday, the five permanent members of the Security Council - the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France- along with Germany compromised on a sanctions package to step up pressure on the Islamic republic to suspend uranium enrichment. The full council will consider the measures in coming days.

At a rally Thursday in the central city of Meibod, Ahmadinejad said, "These threats won't have one iota of effect on the strong will of the Iranian nation."

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Dreadnought *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-12-05 Posts: 5,790 Country:	Washington grants Iran presidents Visa to U.N. WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will approve Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's request for a visa so he can visit the U.N. as the Security Council moves to impose additional sanctions against his country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday that the United States has approved a U.S. visa for Ahmadinejad previously and will do so again, consistent with its obligations as host country for the United Nations. Ahmadinejad has been a vociferous defender of his nation's nuclear efforts and a critic of the U.S. On Thursday, the five permanent members of the Security Council - the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France- along with Germany compromised on a sanctions package to step up pressure on the Islamic republic to suspend uranium enrichment. The full council will consider the measures in coming days. At a rally Thursday in the central city of Meibod, Ahmadinejad said, "These threats won't have one iota of effect on the strong will of the Iranian nation." __________________ Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.