WASHINGTON, June 9: President George W. Bush said on Friday that if Iran does not respond soon to a package of incentives offered earlier this week, the United States will take the matter to the UN Security Council.

“We’ve given the Iranians a limited period of time — weeks, not months — to digest a proposal to move forward. And if they choose not to verifiably suspend their program, then there will be action taken in the UN Security Council,” he told reporters.