Planned attack could backfire on Iran

Should the US manage to prove Iran's involvement in the alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, the UN Security Council will be able to take a harder line against the regime, writes the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung hopefully: "This would prove that Iran is shutting itself off from the international community. And that would have to have repercussions for the UN Security Council and how it deals with Iran's nuclear programme. The states that have so far prevented Tehran from being punished with tough sanctions would have a harder time finding arguments for the continuation of their policy. Sanctions are still deemed the best way to deter Iran from its plans to build the bomb. ... The rulers in Tehran know this of course. They will probable stick to the strategy that has served them well over the years and try to initiate new talks by ostensibly making concessions - that then come to nothing."

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