Big powers to approve Iran sanctions steps-US

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (Reuters) World powers meeting in London today are likely to agree on the principle of imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but are not expected to approve specific language, a US official said.

''What we would expect to come from this meeting is the political decision to move to the next step of diplomacy, which is a sanctions resolution,'' said the Bush administration official, who is travelling in Iraq with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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