As European leaders expressed this week their support for US president Bush’s plans for new sanctions against Iran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment, Javier Solana, the EU’s top foreign policy chief is on a visit to Tehran.

As European leaders expressed this week their support for US president Bush’s plans for new sanctions against Iran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment, Javier Solana, the EU’s top foreign policy chief is on a visit to Tehran.