VIENNA  - The United States is likely to press the EU to get hard with Iran at a meeting of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog today, urging strong action by the UN Security Council
if Iran resumes any type of uranium enrichment work.

The European Union's "Big Three", Britain, France and Germany, have circulated a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demanding from  Iran  to freeze any nuclear work that could help it develop fuel for atomic weapons.

According to Reuters, "the Americans are not happy with the draft resolution," said one diplomat, asking not to be identified. "They think there needs to be a trigger that says if (Iran) resumes its uranium enrichment program something will happen."

But such like statements will be harsh for the EU to use, so they do not want to annoy the Iranians. Tehran has, however, rejected U.S. charges that it has any secret atomic weapons
program. Iran is strict to its original statement that its nuclear program is only for power generation.

EU gave a pledge to the EU last week that it would suspend its entire uranium enrichment program and all related activities in a bid to avoid possible economic sanctions by the U.N. Security Council. The freeze took effect on Monday.

Since last week Iran has annoyed the Europeans by asking that some enrichment research and development work be excluded from the freeze, diplomats said, according to Reuter.