Coming Clean or Playing for Time?

Iran will allow a tougher UN nuclear inspection regime to confirm that it is not attempting to build nuclear weapons. Issuing a declaration that Iran says outlines all of its nuclear activities, the country aims to fend off economic sanctions promoted by the United States. Skeptics argue, however, that Iran is only buying time with an extraordinarily vague and voluntary agreement. In fact, says this editorial in the Economist, Iran has probably made it more out of necessity than choice, "With so much technology at its fingertips, and with its hardliners so influential, Iran’s nuclear ambitions will continue to be a headache for America and its allies," the article concludes. –YaleGlobal