Olmert to London after winning French support on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads Tuesday to London for talks with his counterpart Gordon Brown after winning strong support in Paris in his efforts to halt arch foe Iran's nuclear drive.

Olmert, who said following his meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday that Israel and France shared "identical" views over Iran's nuclear programme, will try to clinch London's support for a new round of sanctions against Tehran.

After holding talks in Moscow last week with President Vladimir Putin, Britain is the third country that Olmert visits in less than a week which holds a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council to lobby for tighter sanctions on Tehran.

The Council is expected to discuss by the end of the year additional sanctions on Tehran. AFP