, Columnist
Iran Nuclear Conundrum Can Be Solved by Law
This article is for subscribers only.
What is worse: Iran getting the bomb, or Israel (and perhaps the U.S.) attacking Iran?
This is shaping up as the crunch question for 2013. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is almost certain to be re-elected in January, has threatened an attack in spring or early summer, when he thinks Iran will have achieved weapons-level enrichment. Then U.S. President Barack Obama will come under pressure to make good on his promise to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon.