Russia is the increased pressure on Assad key: UK

By Adrian Croft

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will examine, new financial, energy and transport policies can keep sanctions on Syria of his harsh crackdown on protests, but Russia the key to increasing pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, a British Minister said on Thursday.

Several round sanctions have countries of the European Union, including Britain, Assad's Government since May of the violent suppression of the unrest, including an embargo on Syrian oil and slapped a ban on new investment in the energy sector.

"We are further looking for new ways, in the areas of energy, transport, and constraints, to exert pressure on the Syrian regime" said British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt Reuters in a telephone interview.
United Kingdom would consider these possible new sanctions by the EU, and "if we get the chance," of the United Nations and said Burt, Minister responsible for the Middle East and in North Africa the Foreign Office.

"Of the triggers if Russia can be." Russia, I think, is getting increasingly isolated in his willingness, its effectiveness against Syria, "said he."

Russia and China to the veto as permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations in October to risk a Western block designed resolution, the Syrian Government over crackdown would have condemned.
"We continue to talk more of what they can do with them (Russia) about." If they are not prepared, UN sanctions, as they are willing to do? We continue to independently use we can because the killing must stop, "said Burt."

Russia, a major arms supplier for Syria, called Western criticism of his actions against Damascus in the UN Security Council "immoral."

Navi Pillay, the United Nations human rights Chief, said this week that the death toll exceeded unrest in Syria 5,000 in nine months.

NEW IRAN SANCTIONS LIKELY
Burt also said that he expected that EU Foreign Ministers agree, end of January, however, that he did not know whether they would be an embargo on Iranian oil agree to new sanctions against the Iran at their next meeting. Britain said an EU ban on Iranian oil "supports", he.

Iran faces increasing international isolation of the nuclear energy program, which in the West believes that will produce atomic bombs. Tehran says that the program is very quiet.

"I think the sanctions prove to this day are to be successful." We know, that Iran is increasingly desperate to fund its nuclear program. "The banking and financial sectors are restrictions, the effects but we believe that more should be done and could and we press for it to be", said Burt.

United Kingdom close the Iranian Embassy in London and all its employees sold, after the British Embassy in Tehran last month was attacked by a crowd of Britain angry sanctions imposed. The Tehran Embassy closed UK and evacuated its employees.

Burt said it is too early if no conditions for the restoration of normal diplomatic relations with the Iran the United Kingdom.

"We really feel that this is not for us." It was plundered and destroyed our message... "I don't think it is Iran for the United Kingdom begin overtures, and we have no intention to do so," he said.

Although not bilateral issues with the Iran are discussing United Kingdom was, wanted to keep open channels for participation in multilateral talks with the Iran, especially on the nuclear issue, he said.

He said he hoped talks between the Iran and six major powers, including Great Britain, continue on Tehran's nuclear program could be "but the ball is Court in the Iranians." , In January, not even on an agenda some of the last betting round of the talks.

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Italy Berlusconi faces pressure to go

1 out of 2. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi leads past Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron prior to a meeting at the G20 Summit of major economies in Cannes, 3. November 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Toby Melville

By Roberto Landucci

ROME | Wed, November 3, 2011 4: 26 pm EDT

Rome (Reuters) - increased pressure on Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday, to finish, as rebel MPs from his own Center Party, threatened the Government in a key parliamentary vote next week against the right.

With the financial markets turbulence and Italian bonds under heavy fire have calls to Assembly were from all sides for Berlusconi step aside and make way for a new Government to handle a crisis, which now threatens the entire eurozone.

Berlusconi wrote six former parliamentary loyalists demand a new Government in a letter in the daily Corriere della Sera published.

"The backer be a new political phase and a new Government," wrote the MEPs.

One of the delegates, Isabella Bertolini, said that Berlusconi next Tuesday against could the rebels in a parliamentary vote, ratify the budget 2010.

"We are convinced that a strong political signal come, otherwise we will see how we will act," told reporters.

The vote could further rebel from the ruling party of PDL in open she added if the 75 years of Premier does not change course.

"We ask Berlusconi, give us a signal." Whether through a transformation, a new Government or a new premier until is to choose him, "she said."

Votes are no confidence motion, but it is of vital importance to the Affairs and defeat lay his inability that legislation would bare.

Berlusconi has repeatedly rejected calls to the stood aside and make way for a transitional Government, saying the only alternative would be early elections next spring, a step, which he says would be irresponsible during the crisis.

Doubts about Greece crashed havoc in the markets, the renewed political uncertainty in Rome in Italian Government bonds future in the euro zone already.

Yields on bonds of the 10-year BTP meet more than 6.3 percent, creeping closer to the 7 per cent, which many analysts believe could lead to a so-called "buyers strike" in the investor fear and refuse to buy the paper.

TRUST VOTUM

A government source said Reuters Berlusconi his European partners a G20 Summit in Cannes had informed on Thursday that he would within call a vote of confidence by 15 days of the new measures in the light of the economic crisis.

Votes with a bill currently before the Senate be linked, to which the Government plans, would add you the latest in a long line of reforms promised.

As the growing number of PDL believe desert, Mr Berlusconi the opposition, that they have the numbers to topple him next week.

If previous party revolts, has always managed to the billionaire businessman, enough rebels again the Government fold to survive, to convince, but the rebellion this time looks as if it could be fatal.

The Liberal Party UDC said that two other deputies PDL join she would moved non-aligned during three members of the smaller ruling coalition block known as 'The charge' in the so-called mixed group of members.

A further PDL Deputy, Giuliano Cazzola, gave an interview of the online Affaritaliani daily Berlusconi should leave and an another centre right Government to enable the power.

"" "The Government should resign and the PDL should manage another solution without the alternative"Us or new elections"," he said indicating that Berlusconi could lead a new Government Chief of staff of Gianni Letta,.

President Giorgio Napolitano said on Tuesday, that he sounds support for the reform of political forces outside the ruling right, suggested that the he was broad-based look at the possibility of a Government of national unity.

But in a statement on Thursday said he, that was the ruling coalition had, Berlusconi would continue and he was able to carry out its commitment to economic reforms. Napolitano noted that the opposition to broad a national unity Government.

The head of State said that he on his next step to see what happening in the Parlament-an apparent reference to Tuesday's vote would decide.

WOMAN MELTDOWN

With Greece on the edge of leave may the euro move could who are now dependent on future of the European single currency, would be to prevent a meltdown in Italy that the block overload current defence mechanisms.

Berlusconi could support at a cabinet meeting late on Wednesday for the comprehensive reforms to promote growth and cut Italy's large debts, which he wanted to take to the G20 win.

Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti, a constant thorn in his side, accused his supporters to block a deal.

A decree, which was immediately implemented could have the Cabinet meeting agreed only on a so-called Maxi-amendment measures, the Bill now before the Senate added.

A Government statement said the amendment was in line with what had been agreed with EU partners at a Summit last week, but contain no information.

An official said the included tax breaks for investments in the infrastructure, simplify bureaucracy and youth employment but education to help.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the increasing indignation with unfulfilled displayed reform has promises of Rome, the reaction of many summarized, as he said, the question was not the content of the Italian budget package, but whether it is implemented.

(Additional reporting by Alberto Sisto in Rome, Giselda Arcangelo in Cannes;) Written by James MacKenzie. (Edit by Sophie hares)

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United States, UK, France, the pressure on the Iran ratchet

By Louis Charbonneau

Wed, November 3, 2011 4: 32 pm EDT

n">(Reuters) - the United States, the UK and France enabled the pressure on Tehran on Thursday before next week version of a voltage of expected UN report, which can provide new information on the military side of Iran's nuclear programme.

Washington and its European allies suspect that Iran become the possibility of nuclear weapons under the guise of a civilian nuclear energy program. Iran denies want nuclear bombs and insists that its program to generate electricity.

The report of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to detailed intelligence on military dimensions of Iran's nuclear programme when the stop which explicitly say that Tehran is trying to reveal such weapons.

"A (issue), I would like to mention, in particular the continuing threat of nuclear program of Iran," said President Barack Obama reporter of a heads of State and Government of the G20 Summit in the French town of Cannes.

"The IAEA is intended, a report on Iran's nuclear program next week and (French) (Nicolas) President Sarkozy publish, and I agree on the need, the unprecedented pressure on Iran to perform its obligations,", Obama said.

The United States, European Union and its allies around the world have imposed economic sanctions against Tehran for refusing to stop its uranium enrichment program, which Western powers to believe atomic bomb program is at the heart of a Iran.

The United States and Israel have repeatedly indicated the possible use of force against Iranian nuclear sites, technology-based threats of violent retaliation from the Islamic Republic.

The UN Security Council, the support of the traditional supporters of Iran, Russia, and China, has imposed since 2006 four round always tougher sanctions against Tehran.

In response to a newspaper report that military contingency plans amid mounting concerns about Iran Great Britain was, strengthened a spokesman for the British Foreign Office said on Wednesday that London all options offen-- keep including the possibility of a military operation was.

"We want to be kept a negotiated solution, but all options on the table," a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said.

READY TO USE "ALL MEANS" TO UNITED STATES

The report in the guardian, without giving a source says, UK Ministry of defence believed that the United States could speed up plans for missile strikes on some key Iranian facilities and quoted British officials say it would seek and receive military assistance from the United Kingdom for each mission.

UN diplomats in New York and Government officials, which exaggerated elsewhere as the guardian report. She said, that Israel would be rather is stuck with military violence against Iranian nuclear facilities as the United States, the conflicts in the Iraq and Afghanistan.

The pressure on the Iran comes weeks after the United States Iran plotting to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador in Washington accused, denied a claim Tehran.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed that the Obama management the door all the options in the use was not closed with Tehran's nuclear program.

"Many times in the last few weeks and months, said that we are a military confrontation with the Iran striving not", she said.

Nuland, "that is to say, we are all means of available to use, continue to try to meet the international pressure on the Iran to the IAEA obligations and to increase, on its nuclear program," told reporters in Washington.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters in the Libyan city of Benghazi that drastic measures against Tehran should avoid Washington.

"We hope that they think twice before putting on a collision course with the Iran," Salehi said.

Diplomats in New York confirmed the West almost a two-track strategy of negotiations to resolve Iran's decades of nuclear confrontation it should refuse cooperation with the West and the threat of further sanctions.

Years of troubled negotiations with Tehran have gone nowhere. Western diplomats say the new IAEA report on the Iran shows what might they have no choice but try sanctions extend regime against Tehran the United Nations.

WOUNDED BEAR

There was a wave of speculation in the Israeli media this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to safe Cabinet working consensus for an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Israel bombed Iraqi reactor in 1981 and started a similar sortie against Syria in the year 2007 precedents weight, his veiled threats, similar measures on the Iran if foreign pressure fails, put an end to areas its nuclear program.

But many independent analysts see on such a mission as too much for Israel alone against the Iran too.

A senior Western diplomat said that the international sanctions combined with acts of sabotage such as the Stuxnet computer virus, which temporarily hobbled Iran's enrichment program Tehran's nuclear progress has slowed down to reduce the need for the use of military force anytime soon.

"Our policy of slowing down things was successful, but it has not stopped it in its title" the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

A RAID on the nuclear facilities of Iran would cause such damage to the global prosperity and security, that other central-a mix of sanctions and sabotage-the lever remains pressure on Tehran, analysts say.

There are fears that Iran an attack could hit back, through demolition temporarily the marine and pipeline arteries delivers a large part of the global oil and gas demand.

Malcolm Chalmers, Research Director of at Britain's Royal United Services Institute, the effects for the attack on Iran described strongly expressed: "you are talking about the create a wounded bear follow with very unpredictable."

(Writing by Louis Charbonneau;) Reporting by Reuters offices around the world editing by Vicki Allen)

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