If the Security Council fails to agree on new sanctions – which is likely, given Chinese and Russian objections – it would be exposed as a paper tiger. If, on the other hand, it works out a consensus on more economic and possibly even military punishment, the UN’s credibility would depend on whether these moves produce Iranian compliance.
鉴于俄国和中国的反对，安理会无法就新制裁达成协议是可能的。如果这样，联合国就会显得是一个纸老虎。如果在另一方面它就更多的经济甚至可能的军事惩罚达成一致，那么，联合国的信誉度将会取决于这些行动是否会让伊朗就范。