Iran Defies UN; Sanctions Possible

Iran Defies UN; Sanctions Possible
Iran defied a UN deadline Thursday when they were instructed to stop enriching Uranium. According to the article, this opens the door for sanctioning. Although the US and other countries have said that they will not proceed to take any action until a European diplomat meets with Tehran’s atomic chief next week to seek a compromise. The UN has said that they have not been able to discover the “peaceful nature of Iraq’s Nuclear Program” due to the lack of cooperation from Tehran. Iran denies it is trying to acquire atomic weapons in violation of its commitments under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Tehran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, with the sole aim of producing electricity with nuclear reactors.
This is a difficult topic to analyze for me because there are so many different view points! First, in one view point the UN has a right to go in and halt the continuing of the nuclear program. The unstable conditions of this country pose a threat to many other nations in the belief that they never know how Iran will proceed with the new power that they discover from their program. It is difficult to allow certain countries that are known for their conflictive nature to have such a nuclear weapon in their possession. Second, does the UN really have a right to go in and keep Iran from doing their research? Iran could be keeping their word and therefore it should not be bullied into giving up its right to use nuclear technology.
For now the UN and a few select countries have offered rewards to Iran if it will give up enrichment- but warned of UN sanctions if it didn’t. Honestly though, are these countries in any position to threaten the country that is providing them with badly needed exports?