By contrast, some American policymakers continue to believe that Iran would abandon its enrichment program if only the European Union imposed unilateral sanctions. But a clear-headed analysis of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s behavior indicates that EU sanctions would lead to more trade diversion, with China, Russia, Turkey, or Dubai benefiting from reduced levels of European exports to Iran.
相较之下，一些美国的政策制定者仍然相信只要欧盟实施单边制裁，伊朗就会放弃铀浓缩计划。但只要头脑冷静地分析一下伊朗总统内贾德的言行就会发现欧盟的制裁只会引起贸易的多元化，使中国、俄罗斯、土耳其或迪拜都从欧洲对伊朗的出口缩减中获益。