Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday rejected UN sanctions resolution as "a piece of torn paper" which would not scare the Iranians into stopping nuclear work. "It is a piece of torn paper by which they aim to scare Iranians. It is in the Westerners' interests to live with a nuclear Iran," Ahmadinejad said.Meanwhile the United States has urged for tougher international action against Iran over its nuclear programme, saying that UN Security Council resolution was not enough. US under secretary for state Nicholas Burns said it will try to persuade other countries, especially Russia, to impose stronger penalties individually. These, he suggested, would include stopping banks lending to Iran.
Earlier, the UN Security Council had unanimously voted for sanctions against Iran for its alleged nuclear weapons programme. It is under Article 41 of Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which makes enforcement mandatory but restricts action to non-military measures. The resolution orders all countries to ban the supply of specified materials and technology that could contribute to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. It also imposes an asset freeze on key companies and individuals in the country's nuclear and missile programs named on a UN list.