We don't want it to get to that point. We want Venezuela to fulfill its obligations under the Vienna Convention to help provide protection for our diplomats there.

We believe that that's what we're going to see. And we believe the next stop after Vienna is going to be New York.

Today's vote sends Iran a very clear and unmistakable message that they need to abide by their international obligations and to heed the call of the international community.

At this point we have sought some clarification from the Russians as to what exactly their intentions are, what their plans are.

From our point of view, these are very serious allegations, and if true, very troublesome.

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.