1.  What three countries are the European Union's (EU's) main powers?  What caused the EU to withdraw its bid to refer Iran to the UN Security Council?

2.  What are the three main countries opposed to referring Iran to the Security Council?  For what reason(s) do they oppose the referral?

3.  What did the first demand for referral to the Security Council say? (para. 11)  What does the revised, weaker demand say? (para. 12)  What does this revised demand actually mean - what action does it call for?

4.  What is Iranian President Ahmadinejad implying by his threat to countries that buy Iran's oil? (para. 16) What did Iran's negotiators threaten to do if referred to the Security Council? (para. 17) What is ironic about this?

5.  Iran had a secret nuclear program for 20 years.  President Ahmandinejad insists that Iran has a right to enrich uranium on its own soil (known to be a step in making nuclear weapons) and also insists that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful and that they are not making weapons.  Iran also has signed the Non Proliferation Treaty.  Read the following passage from a Sept. 23 CNSNews.com article:

"Marking the start of 'Sacred Defense Week' -- a commemoration of the 1980 Iraqi invasion which triggered a costly eight-year war -- Iran displayed weaponry Thursday including six Shahab-3 ballistic missiles. Experts say the missiles are capable of reaching Israel as well as U.S. forces in the region.  The missiles were draped in banners bearing such slogans as 'Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth' and 'We will trample America under our feet.'"

Taking this information into account, as well as other information you know about Iran, what does the U.S. need to do regarding a referral to the Security Council?