European level-headedness

Iran tested its long-range missiles yesterday. The British daily The Independent urges a calm response in the face of this provocation. "While Iran refuses to co-operate with inspectors from the IAEA, sanctions are an appropriate response. ... But the rest of the world must also be careful not to inflame the situation through loose threats directed towards Tehran. For this would merely give hardliners within the Iranian regime exactly what they want. ... The hawks in Israel and Washington need to be restrained. The programme of incentives from the European Union, unveiled last month and designed to help Iran develop civilian nuclear power, is much more likely to undermine the threat posed by Tehran than sabre-rattling. As bleak as the situation looks, Iran can still be brought in from the cold."

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