Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

It is simply too early to tell what effect, if any, this election will have on Iran's nuclear policy. To date, Iran has refused to abide by its international obligations or by its own international commitments. It has failed to engage seriously and constructively with the international community. Diplomatic engagement, backed by robust sanctions, is the best way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue. Australia maintains UN mandated sanctions and our own autonomous sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its oil, gas, financial, transport and petrochemical sectors. Australia chairs the Iran sanctions committee in the UN Security Council and we are working to strengthen the implementation of international sanctions. We will continue these efforts until Iran can give the international community confidence about its nuclear intentions.