‘‘We are working on the basis that Iran will not meet the proposals from the Security Council on the 30-day deadline,’’ said Straw. ‘‘But what is most likely to happen is that the matter will move back to the Security Council and there will then be discussions about the next steps which the international community will take,’’ he added.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said it did not want a row with Iran over nuclear programme and ruled out that Riyadh was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.