"....Problem is, few if any observers believe Iran will accept the deal (Carrots). It has rejected similar offers in the past, insisting on its right to nuclear energy under the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty....
But efforts to use sticks to get Iran to change course haven't worked either...
Now the Security Council route appears to be closing, too...
The Bush administration has refused to negotiate with Iran on the nuclear issue unless it suspends uranium enrichment...
the skyrocketing price of oil helps insulate oil-rich Iran from the sanctions' impact. "It's a race between our economic sanctions on the one side and the increase in oil prices on the other side," the European diplomat said..."
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