Reuters reported three big European powers said on Thursday Iran had not done enough to regain trust in its atomic work and the U.N. should now consider tougher sanctions.

Reuters added: “A wait-and-see approach is not an option,” Britain, France and Germany told in their statement to governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.”

The statement by the “EU-3” said both matters, strict Iranian curbs on U.N. inspector movements and Iran was expanding uranium enrichment despite U.N. calls for a halt, were “unacceptable …

It is asserted in this statement that they were disappointed that Iran’s cooperation is of a partial and reactive nature.

“Therefore we must draw conclusions at the (U.N.) Security Council,” they said, meaning consideration of tougher sanctions in talks with main ally the United States as well as Russia and China. They gave no time frame.