French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for “increasing sanctions” against Iran, asserting: ” I will not compromise on such a serious subject”.

Sarkozy’s comments were made in an interview with the official Russian daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta, ahead of his trip to Moscow Tuesday and Wednesday. He said: ”Between resignation and war, two words that do not belong in my dictionary, there is a responsible attitude – increasing sanctions to bring Iran to reason.”

” Sanctions have yielded the first results in pushing the Iranians into greater transparency. That is the proof that they make the regime think,” he said according to quotes in French provided by the Russian journal.