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UNITED NATIONS-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday that tough sanctions should be used to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and added that no options should be excluded.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Barak said he told Ban that harsh economic penalties were needed against Tehran."We emphasized to the secretary-general our expectation that the world community will take coherent, consulted, coordinated action to put an end to the Iranian action in the area of military nuclear technologies," Barak said.He added he told Ban, "We believe that no options should be removed in this regard from the table."Diplomats on the U.N. Security Council have said the council was unlikely to take firm action anytime soon on a new round of sanctions against Iran and would likely wait until a new U.S. president is in office next year.The council has already imposed three rounds of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.There has been increasing speculation that the United States or Israel could attack Iran's nuclear facilities, which Tehran says are intended solely for the peaceful generation of electricity, although both have said force should be a last resort.The speculation has caused jitters on oil markets.As in the days of Noah...
