PARIS, Dec 6, SPA -- Iran will face U.N. Security Council sanctions for refusing to halt its nuclear program, France's foreign minister said Wednesday, but major powers are still divided on exactly how far punishment should go. «The question is about the scope of sanctions but there will be sanctions,» Philippe Douste-Blazy said on RTL radio. The measures would fall under Article 41 of Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, Douste-Blazy added. The articleauthorizes the Security Council to impose nonmilitarysanctions such as completely or partially severingdiplomatic and economic relations, transportation andcommunications links. A day earlier, at closed-door talks in Paris, France and five other major powers failed to reach an accord on a U.N. resolution to punish Iran, although the French Foreign Ministry said there was «substantive progress» and that «we are now close to a conclusion of this process.» A senior European diplomat said the five permanentSecurity Council members, which include France, plusGermany remained split over key questions of visa bans and asset freezes for Iranians linked to nuclear development, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/409118