At the United Nations on Thursday, Russia and China exercised their veto power to dissolve the independent expert panel monitoring Iran's nuclear sanctions, leaving in place the economic restrictions themselves while stripping away the mechanism designed to verify their enforcement. The 11-2 vote in favor of renewal was not enough to overcome permanent-member opposition, a reminder that international consensus and international accountability are not the same thing. With Iran's uranium stockpile enriched to near-weapons-grade levels and inspectors unable to assess its current state since milit