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Pressure grows for Iran rulers

Six world powers at a United Nations nuclear meeting yesterday sought to step up diplomatic pressure on Iran to allay concerns it is seeking nuclear bombs capability.

A day after Israel's prime minister ramped up threats to attack the Islamic state, the US, France, Russia, Germany, China and Britain proposed that Iran be rebuked over its expanded uranium enrichment programme, diplomats said.

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