Meanwhile, as the patty-cake has continued . . .

 . . . this is transpiring.  And the NYT is baffled:

“Western officials and experts cannot quite figure out why,” notes the Times, despite the fact that UN inspectors have had “almost daily access” to Iranian nuclear facilities. These are the same inspectors we’ll be relying on to detect whether Iran’s cheating once the final deal is in effect. If they can’t tell why a stash of nuclear fuel right under their noses is growing, what don’t they know about projects that Iran has worked harder to conceal?

As a preface to the news, here’s a suddenly memorable quote from this year’s State of the Union: “Our diplomacy is at work with respect to Iran, where, for the first time in a decade, we’ve halted the progress of its nuclear program and reduced its stockpile of nuclear material.”

Allahpundit at Hot Air, from whom I've excerpted here, makes the point that the Most Equal Comrade claims the military option is off the table, because all that would do is set back the program - which is all his damn deal would do.