Gates Issues Call For More Support Of Iran Sanctions

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BY YOCHI J. DREAZEN AND MARGARET COKER

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Persian Gulf leaders to press China to back stronger sanctions on Iran, a sign of the Obama administration's efforts to win diplomatic support for its harder-line stance toward Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Mr. Gates, wrapping up a five-day trip to Afghanistan and the Middle East, used dinner meetings with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan of Abu Dhabi to make the case for increasing the economic pressure on Iran, whose growing regional influence is a major cause of concern in many Arab capitals.

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