It's On Now

The United Nations nuclear agency reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, signaling growing worldwide unease about the nature and intent of Iran's nuclear program, and concern that it might be military.

The 27-3 decision to report Iran to the highest U.N. body -- a diplomatic victory for the United States and Europe, and a blow to Iran's prestige -- came after months of intense wrangling among the 35 board members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the organization that monitors nuclear activities around the world.

Iran has said that a report to the U.N. Security Council will "kill" it's talks with Russia regarding their nuclear program, and end diplomacy on the subject with the world.

Russia and China, both of which have strong economic ties to Tehran, joined the United States and European countries in an increasingly unified campaign to step up pressure on Iran to stop its research into uranium enrichment and cooperate more fully with IAEA inspectors. Only Syria, Cuba and Venezuela voted against the measure. Five countries -- Algeria, Belarus, Indonesia, Libya and South Africa -- abstained.

Who would have thought it -- Syria, Cuba and Venezuela siding with Iran? Wait, let me wipe up that puddle of sarcasm.

I think we all knew this was going to happen, but I still felt an almost perceptible increase in global tension when I read the headline a few minutes ago.

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