June 15, 2010 9:27 PM

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Iran decide to send letters to all Security Council members after the imposition of fresh sanctions

Iran has decided to send letters to all Security Council members after the imposition of fresh sanctions on the country over its nuclear programme. <br/><br/>Iran says it will not halt nuclear programme as it is aimed at producing electricity, but US and some other countries contend that it is driven by military ambitions.<br/><br/>Meanwhile Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Iran's nuclear fuel swap deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey last month is still alive. <br/><br/>Under the accord with Brazil and Turkey, Iran agreed to send 1,200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey. <br/><br/>In return, the Iran would be supplied with higher-grade fuel from Russia and France for a research reactor.

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