(Wall Street Journal) Gerald F. Seib - Gen. James Jones, President Obama's national security adviser, describes where things stand in the quest to walk back Iran's nuclear program. The door to diplomatic discussion with the Iranians remains ajar, "but it's not going to stay open much longer." If Iran doesn't show it's serious about addressing international concerns that it is pursuing nuclear weapons, the action will shift in January to imposing sanctions at the UN Security Council. The effort to pass a sanctions resolution will take perhaps a month. And steps to penalize Iran may not stop there.
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