Leaders of the Group of Eight agreed Friday warned Iran over its disputed nuclear program, closing out a summit of the world's richer nations.
The G-8 aimed a warning at Iran, underlining support for more measures against Tehran if it does not halt it program to enrich uranium, obey U.N. resolutions and return to talks. Efforts are under way in the U.N. Security Council to add a third round of sanctions.
According to the AP, German Chancellor Angela said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent anti-Israel comments were one of the reasons that the group adopted such a forceful resolution. "I find that the statements of the Iranian president about Israel are fully unacceptable," she said.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the G-8 thought it was necessary to "send a message of firmness, certainly a toughening of sanctions."
The G-8 is Germany, the United States, Russia, Britain, Italy, France, Canada and Japan.
