The sad truth that we all have to admit is that in present-day conditions, given the easy accessibility of high-class research and transferability of technologies at very little expense, it is almost impossible to make any given country play by the rules, if it does not wish to. The case of Iran is telling, for this country has been under international pressure for many years and no round of sanctions has ever produced any tangible results. It seems at times that the Iran-American rivalry is a kind of bilateral game accommodating both parties' short-term interests. The US has used extensively the Iran argument to justify its not-too-peaceful actions or plans. Take the missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, now partly abandoned, but eagerly promoted by the Bush administration in 2008. It is clear to every international relations freshman that this shield would have been directed against Russia, as the Iranian or North Korean missiles could not reach America and the US's NATO allies did not express any specific concern in connection with the Iranian and North Korean military buildup plans at the time. Which means that the whole idea was authored by the Bush administration's people, namely Carl Rove. The Iranian danger is a nice pretext to step up military expenditure, continue to sponsor military operations in the nearby region and retain sizeable contingents there. As for Iran, it is not totally clear what advantages it might gain from this one-street game. What is evident is that Iran will not give up its plans, unless it sees absolute unanimity in the UNSC's decision-making. And this will not happen.

For all the good work the UN tries to do it is such a shame that the Security Council, and the SC vetoes in particular, bring the whole organisation into disrepute. The sooner it is disbanded the better.
This particular vicious little bit of abuse of power in the ongoing US-Iranian slanging match is fairly typical and just shows the problems any country can have if they piss of a major power without having a P5 benefactor. The danger is if you do have a protector your actions go unchecked and you get states behaving like N. Korea or Israel because no one can reign in their excesses.

The link is to a list of all SC vetoes what they were used to block, by whom and when. Reading it is enlightening rather than edifying.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security-council/tables-and-charts-on-the-security-council-0-82/subjects-of-un-security-council-vetoes.html

"Although the paltry effect of the new U.N. sanctions might not have much of an impact on Iran, it could spur the U.S. Congress to implement unilateral sanctions on Iran's petroleum exports, which the Security Council's resolution does not address. Congressional sanctions probably will not change Iran's strategic calculation either, but supporters can plausibly argue that they could choke off the money that pays for Iran's nuclear program. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates that oil sales comprise as much as 76 percent of the regime's revenues. "

The Congressional legislation doesn't target petroleum exports, it targets refined petroleum IMPORTS, as well as refinery-building/expansion. It also expands the scope of pre-existing sanctions against investments in Iranian production of oil, but - repeat - doesn't target oil exports or oil product exports from Iran.

This toothless UNSC resolution by US and its so-called partners is not going to stop Iran’s march towards nuclear weapons as US itself knows all too well. As long as such meaningless resolutions do NOT include Iran’s lucrative oil trade with China and nuclear reactor trade with Russia,
America’s nonproliferation goals are going to be just a mirage in the desert.

But then America’s nonproliferation ship sailed into oblivion when US decided to forgive China and Pakistan for making this world a lot more dangerous place by proliferating China’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology to the rogue states of the world.

The security council is nothing but a group of bullies. They couldn't care less about what's best for the world, only their own interests. Countries like Israel and North Korea can get away with their atrocious behaviour because one of the permanent members support them.

Instead, they're busy implementing idiotic sanctions against a genuinely peaceful country like Iran, which hasn't done anything agressive in over 500 years.

Why isn't Israel being questioned about their nuclear weapons which they have since the 1970's? Oh wait, the good ol' US of A is protecting Israel! It's outright hypocrisy that Israel can have nuclear weapons but not Iran. There is no proof that Iran would goto war with Israel let alone use nuclear weapons. I think anyone with a casual acquaintance with war/military history knows the effects of nuclear war.

The US must sever ties with Israel and then we will see a major change in world politics. Stop imperialism, withdraw all troops and close down all the international bases. All countries should focus on free trade, cultural exchange and less on defense, warfare and meddling in other nations affairs.

PS: End all central banks. Cut down sizes of all governments world over. Abolish all taxation. Return to sound money (gold or silver standard). Austrian economics all the way! Support market anarchism!

Russia has already hastened to make it clear that it considers any unilateral sanctions over and above those authorised by the Security Council would be illegal. It has equally been swift to confirm, as the author anticipates, that the sanctions won’t affect its sales of S–300 missiles to Iran. The only positive benefit from all this palaver may be if it serves to keep Israel’s finger away from the red button a wee while longer.

just more and more stupidity from the so called UN.all the world needs to get rid of these dreadful weapons and that ban should first and foremost be applied to the government of rabbis in israel.think about it.the talmud,300 nukes and extreme hatred for the inferior goyim.

Wow, it only took two comments before this turned into Israel bashing. That this is about a lunatic who leads a nation with the goal to destroy Israel, then Israel gets attacked is telling.