US, EU said arguing over Iran nuclear reactor - Malaysia Star

By Carol Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian-built nuclear reactor has become a stumbling block to an agreement on a proposed package of U.N. sanctions on Iran, with the United States arguing that Moscow should be forced to halt work on the project, American officials and diplomats said on Monday. Last week, U.S. and European officials said that to dissuade Russia from blocking U.N. action, Moscow would be permitted to continue work on the reactor at Bushehr in southwestern ...