The nuclear pact between Iran and the Security Council’s five permanent members (the US, China, France, Russia, and the UK) plus Germany, has just provided a powerful demonstration of the Council’s capacity to lead. It can lead in Syria as well, if the US will set aside its unilateral demand for regime change and work with the rest of the Council, including China and Russia, on a common approach.
但仍必须再次尝试联合国这条路。伊朗和联合国五大常任理事国（美中法俄英）加德国所形成的核协议有力地证明，安理会具备领导力。如果美国放弃其单方面的颠覆政权要求，与安理会其他成员（包括中俄）合作推进共同方针的话，安理会也可以在叙利亚问题上成为领导者。