By all means, the Six should keep the option of more biting resolutions as an inducement to Iranian compromise. But those who now call on the Security Council to issue rapid condemnations of Iran’s behavior should keep two things in mind: they are unlikely to have any effect, and the US has already used such resolutions as a pretext for launching military action on its own.
六国当然应当保持更多更为严厉的制裁作为让伊朗妥协的诱因。但是那些现在呼吁安理会立即谴责伊朗的行为的人应当记住两件事情。第一，这些不大可能奏效。第二，美国已经使用了这些决议作为擅自发动军事行动的借口。