Saturday’s talks in Istanbul between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany are testimony to the power of diplomacy backed by the threat of force. Just as a creative diplomatic initiative is required to prevent a calamitous conflict, no one should doubt that Tehran is coming to the table reluctantly, and under extreme duress. Sanctions of unprecedented breadth and depth are raising the cost of Tehran’s defiance of the Security Council’s demands.
伊朗和联合国安理会(UN Security Council)五个常任理事国加上德国14日在伊斯坦布尔举行会谈，展示了以武力威胁为后盾的外交斡旋。正如阻止灾难性冲突必须发起创造性外交行动一样，谁都不应怀疑，伊朗是在极端的胁迫下不情愿地走上谈判桌的。伊朗所遭受的制裁范围之广、程度之深，史无前例，加重了它反抗安理会命令的代价。
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