French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran must comply by December or face sanctions

Sarkozy gives Iran December deadline

PITTSBURGH — French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran faces possible new international sanctions if it doesn’t come clean on its nuclear program by December.

Sarkozy said that Iran was in clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions in building a second plant to manufacture nuclear fuel and trying to hide if from the world for years.

Echoing comments by President Barack Obama, Sarkozy said the new crisis threatens the entire international community.

If there is no change in Iran’s stance “sanctions will have to be taken” by December, Sarkozy said.