China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, America and the European Union (E3/EU+3)-- the Septet-- have shown a rare degree of international cooperation in signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear horizons.
Such unanimity presages the possibility of a United Nations Security Council Resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter authorizing military action against Islamic State-- already declared a threat to international peace and security in Security Council Resolutions 2170 and 2199.
