Clinton says new Iran sanctions have significant support, will be the toughest ever

Clinton says Iran sanctions will be toughest ever

QUITO, Ecuador — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says proposed new U.N. sanctions against Iran’s suspect nuclear program will be the toughest ever adopted.

Clinton told reporters in Ecuador’s capital Tuesday that there is strong support for a fourth resolution penalizing Iran for refusing to prove its nuclear program is peaceful and defying international demands to halt uranium enrichment.

At a news conference with Ecuador’s president, Clinton said the sanctions would be the “most significant” Iran has ever faced. She declined to predict what the vote on the U.N. Security Council would be.