U.N. Security Council Inches Closer to Iraq Agreement

NPR | By Michele Kelemen

Published November 1, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The Bush administration says it has the support of United Nations Security Council members for a resolution on Iraq. U.S. officials say they have addressed specific concerns of other council nations. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

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