A step away from the bomb
Sanctions against Iran are far from perfect. But they are far better than the alternatives
THE resolution against Iran endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on June 9th is the fruit of months of diplomatic toil. Yet even its supporters do not expect this fourth round of sanctions to succeed where the other three did not. Searching ships and bouncing a few cheques is not about to get Iran to change its behaviour, let alone to open its nuclear programme to inspection. Honestly, was it worth the struggle?
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "A step away from the bomb"
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