Iran Pushes The Envelop In The Wrong Direction

What Iran really needed to do at this point is to convince the world community that they are a responsible regime. Instead, even Russia was so discouraged about their nuclear intentions that they withdrew any nuclear advisors from Iran last week and joined with China and the U.S. and others in voting for deeper sanctions against this outrageous regime in Tehran.

But even worse is the new crisis that Iran has provoked by the capture of 15 british sailors who patrol the narrow waterway that harbors the important Iraqi oil terminals that provide at least some funds for the government of Iraq to keep open schools and hospitals. If a boat loaded with explosives would damage these oil terminals, then the economy of Iraq would come to a grinding halt. British sailors have already stopped a flow of illegal arms and some explosives through this waterway. But Iran does not accept the normal boundaries of this waterway and has seized 15 sailors. Now Iran claims they will be put on trial.

It's up to Iran to prove to the world comunity that they are a responsible member. But so far little that they have done seems to prove this. Certainly avoiding war with this regime is important at all costs. However, diplomacy seems exceedinly difficult with such an international outlaw regime like the one in Tehran.