JAN. 27 – “U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is using meetings in London this week to press ahead with imposing tough new international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program,” reports the AP.

And in Germany:

“German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that time and patience were running out on Iran’s nuclear program and that February would see new sanctions discussed following France’s rise to the presidency of the United Nations’ Security Council,” reports the Jerusalem Post.