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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, recently compared the pace of diplomacy to that of weaving Persian carpets, saying that progress sometimes "moves forward in millimeters." Regardless of whatever illusions the Iranians may hold, the international community is unlikely to wait for a year - the length of time it takes skilled weavers to craft more elaborate.

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