Sometimes, Iran really reminds me of a child seeking attention. After incessant posturing, threats, a proxy war waged against Israel via Hezbollah, a Holocaust-denial conference, and (by the way) years of nuclear weapons’ development on the part of Iran, the U.N. finally bothered to take notice. Today’s vote to impose sanctions on Iran by the U.N. Security Council was predictably greeted with a shrug on the part of the rogue state:
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said after the vote that the country’s nuclear program wouldn’t be affected.
The “new resolution will not be an obstacle in the way of Iran’s nuclear progress,” the ministry said in a statement published by the state-run Fars news agency. “The Iranian nation, by relying on the national abilities and within the framework of nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its undeniable rights, will continue its program.”
Of course, they’re probably right; the sanctions can be added to a very long list of too-late and utterly toothless decisions made by the United Nations. I mean, sure, it’s nice to see them doing something, but is there anyone left in the world that really believes that it will make a difference?
There’s only one way to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and Israel is already preparing for this last resort. But while most are hoping it never comes to that, few actually believe that a U.N. resolution can do anything to discourage Iran.
Deputy Israeli Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh said: “I am aware of all of the possible repercussions of a pre-emptive Israeli military action against Iran and consider it a last resort. But the last resort is sometimes the only resort.”
second to last resort actually; the last resort being unthinkable.