As a reminder of just how successful diplomatic efforts and peaceful sanctions have been against the Islamic Republic, here’s a story by the AP on how Iran vows it will not stop its uranium enrichment now or ever. Obviously this situation calls for a bigger tea party.

Iran’s nuclear program remains unchanged, a government spokesman Saturday, indicating that Tehran has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium.

Gholam Hossein Elham’s insistence that Iran would not change the central part of its controversial program came a day after Iran sent the European Union its response to an international proposal to curb its program in exchange for economic incentives. The content of the response has not been made public.

“Iran’s stand regarding its peaceful nuclear program has not changed,” Mr. Elham told reporters.

The EU is talking with other world powers to decide where to go from here. What should we expect? More soon-to-be-failed sanctions that will have no effect except biding Iran more time to finish its weapons program unhindered.

No matter how many economic, technological and political incentives we’ve offered the regime, it continues its steady chug (with help from Russia) towards nuclear status. Don’t expect that to change today, tomorrow, or anywhere in the foreseeable future. Iran knows the world community lacks the political will to use force against it, so why stop?