Last month, the Security Council offered Iran “incentives” to come clean on its nuclear program. It also gave Tehran a deadline of August 31 to stop enriching uranium. But it’s doubtful the regime will take the Security Council seriously until China and Russia stop coddling it. From today's Washington Post:

Iranian nuclear specialists have begun enriching a new batch of uranium in an apparent act of defiance just days ahead of a U.N. Security Council deadline for Tehran to stop such work or face the prospect of economic sanctions, officials in Washington and European capitals who have been monitoring Iran's efforts said yesterday.