Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment program instead of complying with a U.N. Security Council ultimatum to freeze it, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a finding that clears the way for harsher sanctions against Tehran.
“Iran has not suspended its enrichment-related activities,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report.

Although its information was based on material available to it as of Feb. 17, a senior U.N. official familiar with Iran’s nuclear file, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the issue, suggested the IAEA’s conclusion remained valid as of Thursday.

Should the U.N. Security Council start deliberating on new sanctions meant to punish Tehran for its intransigence over its nuclear program?

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