Finally Iran agreed to stop – for now – their Uranium enrichment program and the IAEA has verified this. The deal, with Germany, France and the UK, underlines that Iran has the right to enrich Uranium and that this is a voluntary step.

The US is obviously not happy. The US delegate at the IAEA immediately claimed the United States reserves all of its options with respect to Security Council consideration of the Iranian nuclear weapons program. This would be possible if Iran would endanger "international peace and security."

US army’s General John Abizaid was more explicit: "Why the Iranians would want to move against us in an overt manner that would cause us to use our air or naval power against them would be beyond me," he said. It is beyond the Iranians also, as they have not issued any kind of threat.

Abizaid added "If you ever even contemplate our nuclear capability, it should give everybody the clear understanding that there is no power that can match the United States militarily." Does pointing to the use of nuclear weapons help "international peace and security"?

For sure there are some intelligent people thinking how to further pressure Iran. Also for sure Iranians are looking into alternative ways to get some military operational nuclear capacity. This given, the current conflict of words will escalate.

Let me propose a quite simple and effective way to deescalate the issue.

Iran sould invite a brigade of EU ground troops to help the IAEA to control their nuclear installations. Because terrorists could try to attack these by air, the Russians should chip in an air defense regiment. The Chinese could help with some patrol boats against possible pirate acts.

Finally the US could be sure that everything is under control and Abizaid could keep his nukes from "proliferating".