In news on Iran–the U.S. and the four other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed that the Security Council should directly deal with Iran’s nuclear program. Iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful means but Europe and the United States have claimed Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons. Until now Russia and China have both resisted taking Iran to the Security Council which could impose sanctions or other punitive measures. As a concession toward Russia, the countries agreed no action would be taken until March. Iran’s top nuclear official said today that moves to send Iran’s case to the UN Security Council were not legally justified and that the crisis should be solved diplomatically.