U.S. Presses U.N. to Reveal Iran Data

Hoping to further isolate Iran in global politics after an alleged attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., the White House is pressuring the U.N. to release classified data showing that Iran is constructing and testing nuclear-weapons technology. The data, which includes new information that the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog claims it has gathered in recent months, could reignite a contentious international debate about how the U.S. and its allies should go about ending Iran's nuclear ambitions. Administration officials said they are also considering a ban on financial transactions with Iran's central bank, which China opposes, and a ban on purchasing petroleum products from companies controlled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.