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The multilateral approach to stopping Iran's nukes moves to the UN

NY Times:

Iran's showdown with the West over its nuclear ambitions entered a new, more volatile phase on Saturday, as the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency voted to report the country to the United Nations Security Council for violating its obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

The decision, by a vote of 22 to 1, with 12 countries abstaining, was expected. But it reflected continuing, often bitter, divisions within the agency's governing board about how firmly to handle Iran.

Only a flurry of last-minute diplomacy at the agency's headquarters here persuaded Russia and China to abstain rather than oppose the measure. Venezuela cast the sole no vote.

The resolution declares Iran guilty of "many failures and breaches of its obligations," but leaves open the timing of a report to the Security Council. Russia and China opposed an earlier draft of the resolution, which would have reported Iran to the Council immediately.

Russia and China can still stop any meaningful action and they probably will.