Iran should use the good offices of China and Russia...as well as...France to reengage the IAEA, the UN and the international community on its nuclear project/ambition. There is no need for the current face-off with the UN Security Council.

The US and UK must reckon with the power and influence of Iran, and do practical diplomacy in this matter. As Jim Baker, former US Secretary of State, rightly put it, the United States fully engaged the Soviet Union in talks during the cold war! So, what's the fuss?

Get down to talks, folks!