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Sat 12 Dec 2006Iran warned about sanction threatForeign Policy: EU leaders criticised Iran and Syria for destabilising the Middle East and warned that the region faced one of the worst crises in recent years.In a tough communique published at the end of their summit, the EU deplored Iran's failure to take steps to resolve the nuclear programme issue, and condemned its threat against Israel and its denial of the Holocaust.