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Iran warns against sanctions

TEHERAN: Iran's Foreign Ministry warned on Sunday that Teheran would abandon the West's package of nuclear incentives if the U.N. Security Council approves a resolution against Iran on Monday.

``If any resolution is issued against Iran tomorrow, the package would be left off the agenda by Iran,'' Hamid Reza Asefi, spokesman for the Ministry told reporters. ``We will definitely revise our nuclear policy.''

Mr. Asefi's comments marked the first official Iranian response to a draft resolution giving it until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of international sanctions. The draft was formally circulated to the full 15-member U.N. Security Council late on Friday and observers said it was likely be adopted next week.

Mr. Asefi referred to the Israeli-Hizbollah war and said any Security Council action against Iran ``will confront the region with more tension''. — AP

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