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U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice reiterated that Washington was considering the possibility of targeted U.S. sanctions against Damascus in response to the violence against protesters and she repeated an allegation that Syria was seeking Iran's assistance.
"The brutal violence being used by the Syrian government against its own people is abhorrent and deplorable
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She added the 15-nation Security Council would take up the issue of Syria again on Wednesday.
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But Russia and China have reacted coolly, raising doubts about whether the council will be able to agree on a rebuke of Damascus, envoys said. There are no plans to call for U.N. sanctions
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The two permanent veto-wielding council members have become increasingly critical of the U.N.-backed intervention to protect civilians in Libya. U.N. diplomats say that Moscow and Beijing worry the intervention aims to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Diplomats said the Lebanese delegation would also prefer the council not condemn Syria. Lebanon
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Ja'afari said the Security Council should not rely on information from the press to make decisions.
"The Security Council shouldn't react to media reports," he said. "It should rely on official reports."
(Additional reporting by Patrick Worsnip; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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