European ministers for foreign affairs are meeting in Brussels on Monday to discuss tougher sanctions against Iran, only a week after the IAEA report said that Teheran is working on developing a nuclear bomb. Several foreign ministers agreed that a military intervention is not on the cards. However, Dutch foreign minister, Uri Rosenthal, told journalists ahead of the meeting that no option "should be excluded".
Iran denies the charges by arguing that its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes, such as producing electricity.