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Sat 10 Oct 2008Iran blames intolerance for losing UN seat vote
Iran today blamed what it said was intolerance of its independent positions by the West for its failure to win a seat on the UN Security Council, which has imposed sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear work.
Iran was overwhelmingly defeated by Japan in a vote on Friday for an Asian seat on the 15-seat Council. Tokyo secured a crushing 158-32 votes from the 192-member assembly for the right to sit on the Council for two years starting in January.
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