Western powers study more Iran sanctions

By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, France, Germany and the United States are considering imposing additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear work, possibly in the energy, reinsurance or financial sectors, a senior British official said on Friday. These are beyond measures already taken by the United Nations Security Council and beyond steps likely to be considered in a possible next round of U.N. sanctions, the official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said. "We are at a fairly early stage of this but ... there are areas of the Iranian economy that are vulnerable to targeted sanctions -- whether they be in the LNG (liquefied natural gas) sector, investment in the oil and gas sector, imported refined products, reinsurance, other financial areas -- which are areas we would look at if we are looking... [read full story]