The United States will push its allies next week to consider punitive measures against Iran that include a freeze on assets, targeted sanctions and visa restrictions, the State Department said on Friday according to Reuters. Political directors from the main powers involved in trying to rein in Iran's nuclear programs are due to meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss what action to take after Tehran announced this week it had become a nuclear power by enriching uranium. The senior officials from France, Germany, Britain, the United States, Russia and China will look at "real actions" that the United Nations can take to get Iran to change its behavior, said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. The options include asset freezes, a Chapter 7 resolution under the U.N. charter, sanctions and travel restrictions on some members of the Iranian government, said McCormack. "These are all levers at the disposal of the international community," McCormack told reporters. --SP 23 39 Local Time 20 39 GMT
