Since then the SCO and Collective Security Treaty Organization have held unilateral and bilateral military exercises, both coinciding with massive Iranian war-games. Russia has sold twenty-nine TOR M1 advanced missile Defense systems to Iran. Half of the systems, which are capable of targeting and shooting down the west's Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, have been delivered.

The U.S has courted controversy and heavy criticism from Russia for imposing sanctions on Russia for its arms deals with Iran.

We can't expect the threat of a military or even a nuclear strike to pressure Iran into accepting the incentives package, while China and Russia are giving Iran every reason to believe it would have their support in the event of such a strike. Nor can we continue to allow Russia and China to take key roles on both sides of the debate. In civilian life a judge would not be allowed to rule on a case involving a party he had dealings with --like the Russia/Iran arms deal-- so Russia should be given the choice: stop selling arms to Iran or have your veto power removed in UNSC meetings on ending Iranian enrichment.

That isn't going to happen, the U.S. isn't going to lift its precondition for talks and Iran isn't going to meet the precondition. So, the incentives package is dead in the water. Such firm support from two of the world's super-powers, and Iran's strong desire to develop their own nuclear knowledge, makes it doubtful that any offer would be sufficient incentive to freeze Iranian enrichment anyway. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini confirmed this Monday, saying that Iran will never stop its nuclear work.

So, we're running out of options fast, perhaps military action is the only way to stop Iran from enriching Uranium...