To be precise, two overriding EU security interests are at stake: avoiding a war with Iran and preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. These two apparently contradictory interests can be reconciled and translated into a common strategy by adopting a three-pronged approach based on efficient isolation, effective containment, and direct negotiations.
确切地说，现在危及最深的是欧盟的两大首要安全利益：避免与伊朗发生战争并防止伊朗成为核国家。这两项看似相悖的利益可以被和解并转化为一项共同战略。具体做法是采取一种基于有效孤立、充分遏制和直接谈判的三头并进的策略。