The International Criminal Court is not an effective international organization, and certainly not one utilized to encourage Iran to act as a normal country.  “Few Sitting Leaders Have Faced I.C.C. War Crimes Charges,” NYT, 11-21-24.  Why not Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?  The ICC has indicted today the PM and former Defense Minister of Israel, but also a dead man (Mohammed Deif of Hamas) but not Sinwar (also dead) nor the Supreme Leader (responsible for Oct. 7).  Go figure.

At least there aren’t any vetoes available to Russia and China.  “IAEA censures Iran over nuclear activity,” Al Monitor, 11-21-24.  Prior to the censure vote, reports circulated citing confidential IAEA documents, which say that Iran had increased its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium to just over 400 pounds, compared with 350 pounds in August.