But this time will be different:

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council agreed Friday to move toward a third set of sanctions if Iran fails to answer key questions on its nuclear program, the British Foreign Office said. The Foreign Office said diplomats from the US, Russia, China, Britain and France agreed, along with Germany, to come up with a new sanctions resolution with the aim of voting on it if November reports by the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency do not show improved Iranian cooperation...

Still, a senior diplomat from one of the six nations meeting in London suggested Russia's statements on the issue were not necessarily a reflection of its "determination, along with the other five (countries) to prevent an Iran armed with nuclear weapons."... Burns said the US believes China has increased trade with Iran in the last six months, sending the wrong signal about the international community's attitude toward the nuclear program.

Hey, we don't mean to be downers about this - but is there a chance that Russia and China might have some stake in Iranian nuclearization? Maybe something financial about supplying them with technology? Or something geopolitical about counterbalancing the US?

Maybe we're wrong though. Maybe the IAEA and the State Department are right, and more engagement can bring Iran to heel. Except for the part where Iran says that more engagement can't bring them to heel. That might be a not insignificant flaw in the brilliant plan.

References:
* Russia and China fall in line on Iran [JPost]
* 180 Jews Murdered During 1945 Austrian Easter Celebration (Plus: IAEA: Iran Is Nothing To Worry About. Again) [MR]
* Smug Liberal Sophistication Untroubled By Undeniable Evidence That Hardliners Are Winning In Iran [MR]
* Super! Iran's New Nuclear Negotiator Dedicated To Bringing About The End Of The World. Yes, Really. [MR]

Previously:
* Photographs To Help Explain Why There Are No Homosexuals In Iran [Content Warning: Graphic Photos] (Updated: Video Added)
* Merkel To Putin: Iran Is Kind Of Crazy, Shouldn't Get Nukes (Plus: Yup, Operation Orchard Hit A Nuke Facility)
* Iran, Much of the World Kind of Anti-Semitic