“There are elements in Washington that refuse to admit that they’ve been wrong, that they basically either were having illusions or pipe dreams about the whole Axis of Evil to begin with, and there’s this bedrock reluctance to engage sensibly with Iran.”
Williams was speaking on the eve of a Security Council meeting seeking to impose further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear activities, an event taking place at the time of writing this article.
“Sadly,” Williams said, “when you look at the resolutionary creep at the United Nations it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that some people in Washington still want to see a confrontation with Iran.”
Author's note: As this article was being submitted, the Security Council voted in favor of a third round of sanctions against Iran - notwithstanding receiving a positive report from the IAEA.
The passage of the resolution was described as "irrational" by Iran's ambassador to the United Nations.
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