▁in ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁which ▁was ▁rein for ced ▁when ▁many ▁nations , ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁rejected ▁or ▁with d rew ▁from ▁signed ▁commercial ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁nuclear ▁authority . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁demand ing ▁Iran ▁susp end ▁its ▁en rich ment ▁program . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁im posed ▁san ctions ▁against ▁Iran , ▁which ▁were ▁tight ened ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁because ▁Iran ▁refused ▁to ▁susp end ▁en rich ment . ▁Iran ' s ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁san ctions ▁comp elled ▁Iran ▁to ▁abandon ▁its ▁rights ▁under ▁the ▁N PT ▁to ▁peace ful ▁nuclear ▁technology . ▁The ▁Non - Al igned ▁Mov ement ▁called ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁to ▁work ▁through ▁the ▁I AE A ▁for ▁a ▁solution . ▁ ▁US ▁intelligence ▁predicted ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁Iran ▁could ▁have ▁the ▁key ▁ing red ients ▁for ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapon ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁declared ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Gu ards ▁a ▁" pro l ifer ator ▁of ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction ", ▁and ▁the ▁Q ud s ▁Force ▁a ▁" supp orter ▁of ▁terror ism ". ▁Iran ▁respond ed ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁incon gru ent ▁for ▁a